,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aifh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bb1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,king of ,iowa 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,babin1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south          
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,yoho1   
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,massie1 and ,mr4  
,thompson of ,pennsylvania7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to limit ,federal court  
jurisdiction and funding over questions 
concerning the issue of marriage with   
respect to the ,defense of ,marriage    
,act and the ,constitution1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,restrain the  
,judges on ,marriage ,act of #bjae4  #b4
 ,limitation on jurisdiction and funding
  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ii of title 
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#afcb4 ,limitation on jurisdiction and  
funding  7a7 ,jurisdiction ,no court    

created by an ,act of ,congress shall   
have any jurisdiction1 and the ,supreme 
,court shall have no appellate          
jurisdiction1 to hear or decide any     
question pertaining to the              
interpretation of1 or the validity under
 the ,constitution of1 any type of      
marriage1 section #agch;,c1 or this     
section4  7b7 ,funding ,no ,federal     
funds may be used for any litigation in1
 or the enforcement of any order or     
judgment by1 any court created by an    
,act of ,congress1 on any question      
pertaining to the interpretation of1 or 
the validity under the ,constitution of1
 any type of marriage1 section #agch;,c1
 or this section4  4  7b7 ,severability 
,if any provision of this section or the
 amendments made by this section or the 
application thereof to any person or    
circumstance is held invalid1 the       
remainder of this section1 the          
amendments made by this section1 or the 
application thereof to other persons not
 similarly situated or to other         

circumstances shall not be affected by  
such invalidation4  7c7 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply to any case that is pending 
on1 that is filed on or after1 or for   
which the time to file an appeal has not
 expired as of1 the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,conforming
 amendment ,the table of sections at the
 beginning of chapter #ii of title #bh1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #afcb4 ,limitation on            
jurisdiction and funding4  4