,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #g1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,nadl] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951  
,ms4 ,pelosi1 ,mr4 ,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1
 ,mr4 ,bec]ra1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4       
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1   
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4   
,takano1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1
 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4       
,capps1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1    
,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,*u ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4      
,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mrs4 ,davis (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4         
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4         
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,doggett1  
,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,f>r1   
,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1   
,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4       
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am 
( ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,hanna1

 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,honda1
 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4      
,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4 
,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4   
,lewis1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51    
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1  
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4       
,moore1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,quigley1
 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4
 ,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 
,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1   
,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4         
,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4  
,spei]1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4
 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1    
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4     
,veasey1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wass]man 
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,wilson (     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,delaney1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1    
,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 

,e/y1 & ,mr4 ,coop]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal !      
,def5se ( ,m>riage ,act & ensure respect
 = ,/ate regulation ( m>riage4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,respect = ,m>riage ,act4  #b4 ,repeal (
 section add$ to title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 by section #b ( ! ,def5se 
( ,m>riage ,act ,section #agch;,c (     
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
repeal$1 & ! table ( sections at !      
beg9n+ ( *apt] #aae ( title #bh1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item  
relat+ to t section4  #c4 ,m>riage      
recognition ,section #g ( title #a1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  #g4 ,m>riage  7a7 ,= ! purposes
 ( any ,f$]al law 9 :i* m>ital /atus is 
a factor1 an individual %all be consid]$
 m>ri$ if t individual's m>riage is     
valid 9 ! ,/ate :]e ! m>riage 0 ent]$   
into or1 9 ! case ( a m>riage ent]$ into
 outside any ,/ate1 if ! m>riage is     
valid 9 ! place :]e ent]$ into & !      

m>riage c\ld h be5 ent]$ into 9 a ,/ate4
  7b7 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate means 
a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !      
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 or any o!r 
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  4