,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aifh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,i[a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4
 ,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1  
,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4        
,massie1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to limit ,f$]al c\rt      
jurisdiction & fund+ ov] que/ions       
conc]n+ ! issue ( m>riage ) respect to !
 ,def5se ( ,m>riage ,act & !            
,con/itution1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,re/ra9 ! ,judges on ,m>riage ,act (    
#bjae4  #b4 ,limitation on jurisdiction 
& fund+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ii ( title
 #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #afcb4         
,limitation on jurisdiction & fund+  7a7
 ,jurisdiction ,no c\rt creat$ by an    
,act ( ,congress %all h any             
jurisdiction1 & ! ,supreme ,c\rt %all h 

no appellate jurisdiction1 to he> or    
decide any "q p]ta9+ to ! int]pretation 
(1 or ! validity "u ! ,con/itution (1   
any type ( m>riage1 section #agch;,c1 or
 ?is section4  7b7 ,fund+ ,no ,f$]al    
funds may be us$ = any litigation 91 or 
! en=cem5t ( any ord] or judgm5t by1 any
 c\rt creat$ by an ,act ( ,congress1 on 
any "q p]ta9+ to ! int]pretation (1 or !
 validity "u ! ,con/itution (1 any type 
( m>riage1 section #agch;,c1 or ?is     
section4  4  7b7 ,sev]ability ,if any   
provision ( ?is section or ! am5dm5ts   
made by ?is section or ! application    
!re( to any p]son or circum/ance is held
 invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is section1 !    
am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 or !      
application !re( to o!r p]sons n        
simil>ly situat$ or to o!r circum/ances 
%all n be affect$ by su* invalidation4  
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section %all apply to any case t is 
p5d+ on1 t is fil$ on or aft]1 or = :i* 
! "t to file an appeal has n expir$ z (1
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7   

,con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at !
 beg9n+ ( *apt] #ii ( title #bh1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new item3  #afcb4 ,limitation  
on jurisdiction & fund+4  4