,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #cjh #aac? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #bjbd  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates         
,febru>y #ab1 #bjad,mr4 ,cruz 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 & ,mr4 
,rob]ts7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read ! fir/ "t  ,febru>y #bd1 #bjad,read
 ! second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d *apt] #a ( title #a1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) reg>d to !       
def9ition ( m>riage & sp\se = ,f$]al    
purposes & to ensure respect = ,/ate    
regulation ( m>riage4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ate ,m>riage
 ,def5se ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,congress 
affirms ! ,/ates' legitimate & prop]    
public policy int]e/s 9 regulat+ dome/ic
 relations & 9 def9+ m>riage = !        
resid5ts ( _! ,/ates4  7#b7 ,despite    
/rik+ d[n section #c ( ! ,def5se (      
,m>riage ,act1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt rul+ 9  
,unit$ ,/ates v4 ,w9dsor1 #acc ,s4 ,ct4 
#bfge 7#bjac7 did n in/itute a new      
,f$]al def9ition ( m>riage t includes   

same sex m>riage4 ,in/ead1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 v4 ,w9dsor specifically requir$ !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to def] to /ate        
sov]eign *oices ab\t :o may be m>ri$ 9  
det]m9+ m>ital /atus = ,f$]al purposes4 
7#c7 ,unit$ ,/ates v4 ,w9dsor reaffirm$ 
t ! hi/oric & ess5tial au?ority to def9e
 ! m>ital relation re/s ) ! ,/ates &    
criticiz$ ,f$]al actions t put a ?umb on
 ! scales & influ5ce a /ate's decision z
 to h[ to %ape its own m>riage laws4    
7#d7 ,congress recognizes t curr5t      
actions by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to af=d   
b5efits to c]ta9 relation%ips n         
recogniz$ z m>riages by a p]son's ,/ate 
( resid5ce g beyond ! ,supreme ,c\rt's  
rul+ 9 ,unit$ ,/ates v4 ,w9dsor4 ,^!    
,f$]al actions create two contradictory 
m>riage regimes )9 ! same ,/ate1 9      
direct contradiction ( ,unit$ ,/ates v4 
,w9dsor4  7#e7 ,actions tak5 by ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t to grant recognition ( m>ital
 /atus = p]sons n recogniz$ z m>ri$ 9 _!
 ,/ate ( domicile und]m9e a ,/ate's     
legitimate au?ority to def9e m>riage =  

its resid5ts4  #c4 ,am5dm5t to def9ition
 ( m>riage = ,f$]al purposes ,section #g
 ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #g4 ,def9ition 
( m>riage & sp\se ,= purposes ( det]m9+ 
! mean+ ( any ,act ( ,congress1 or ( any
 rul+1 regulation1 or int]pretation ( ! 
v>i\s adm9i/rative bureaus & ag5cies ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 z appli$ ) respect to   
individuals domicil$ 9 a ,/ate or 9 any 
o!r t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ! t]m m>riage %all n include any
 relation%ip :i* t ,/ate1 t]ritory1 or  
possession does n recognize z a m>riage1
 & ! t]m sp\se %all n include an        
individual :o is a p>ty to a relation%ip
 t is n recogniz$ z a m>riage by t      
,/ate1 t]ritory1 or possession4  4      
,febru>y #bd1 #bjad,read ! second "t &  
plac$ on ! cal5d>