,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bc1 #bjae ,mr4 
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to limit !    
jurisdiction ( ,f$]al c\rts to consid]  
cases involv+ same-sex m>riage4  #a4    
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,protect ,m>riage f ! ,c\rts ,act (     
#bjae4  #b4 ,legislative f9d+s ,! ,s5ate
 makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,9 ,bak] v4 
,nelson1 #dji ,u4,s4 #haj 7#aigb71 !    
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates upheld 
a ,/ate law def9+ m>riage z ! union ( "o
 man & "o woman aga9/ a con/itutional   
*all5ge by a same-sex c\ple seek+ to    
m>ry4 ,! ,c\rt reject$ ! *all5ge 9 a    
"o-s5t5ce ord] t read1 ,! appeal is     
dismiss$ = want ( a sub/antial f$]al    
"q44  7#b7 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt's judgm5t 9
 ,bak] is z s\nd today z x 0 !n4        
,*all5g+ a ,/ate m>riage law on ! basis 
t x does n ext5d to same-sex c\ples     

raises no sub/antial ,f$]al "q because  
no?+ 9 ! text or hi/ory ( ! #ad?        
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ev5 arguably indicates a g5]al   
public und]/&+ at ! "t ( ratification t 
! ratifi]s _h adopt$ a con/itutional    
pr9ciple t invalidat$ ,/ate laws def9+  
m>riage z a male-female union4  7#c7 ,x 
foll[s t ! p[] to decide :e!r to ext5d !
 legal /atus & b5efits ( m>riage to     
same-sex c\ples does n belong to !      
c\rts1 b re/s in/ead ) ! p ?r\gh _!     
elect$ ,/ate repres5tatives1 unless _!  
,/ate con/itutions provide o!rwise4 ,!  
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates leaves x 
to ! p ( ea* ,/ate to decide = !mselves 
?r\gh _! democratic processes h[ to     
r$ef9e ! legal mean+ ( m>riage =        
purposes ( _! respective ,/ate laws4    
7#d7 ,num]\s ,f$]al c\rts1 includ+ !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rts ( ,appeals = !     
,f\r?1 ,sev5?1 ,n9?1 & ,t5? ,circuits1 h
 nev]!less invalidat$ ,/ate m>riage laws
 t d n all[ ! lic5s+ ( same-sex         
m>riages4 ,9 s do+1 ^! c\rts h exce$$ _!

 au?ority "u ! ,con/itution & h usurp$ !
 p's exclusive au?ority to decide ?is   
issue4 ,p5d+ be=e ! ,supreme ,c\rt are  
#d relat$ cases *all5g+ ! m>riage laws 9
 ,k5tucky1 ,mi*igan1 ,ohio1 & ,t5nessee4
  7#e7 ,! purpose ( ?is ,act 7includ+ ! 
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act7 is to ma9ta9 !
 au?ority ( ! ,/ates to def9e m>riage & 
to prev5t1 consi/5t ) ! ,con/itution1   
any fur!r unlawful action by ,f$]al     
c\rts until su* "t z an am5dm5t to !    
,con/itution is enact$ unequivocally    
gu>antee+ t ! ,/ates h ! p[] to def9e   
m>riage z limit$ to ! union ( "o man &  
"o woman4  7#f7 ,?is ,act prev5ts t     
unlawful action by elim9at+ !           
jurisdiction ( all c\rts creat$ by      
,f$]al law1 z well z ! appellate        
jurisdiction ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt1 to     
adjudicate claims p]ta9+ to !           
con/itutionality ( ,/ate m>riage laws4  
,because section #a ( article ,,iii ( ! 
,con/itution gives ,congress ! p[] to   
orda9 & e/abli% inf]ior ,c\rts1 !       
,supreme ,c\rt has long held t ,congress

 has ! p[] to limit ! jurisdiction ( !  
l[] ,f$]al c\rts4 ,see ,palmore v4      
,unit$ ,/ates1 #daa ,u4,s4 #chi1 #djj-ja
 7#aigc74 ,9 addition1 section #b (     
article ,,iii ( ! ,con/itution gives    
,congress ! p[] to make ,exceptions to !
 appellate jurisdiction ( ! ,supreme    
,c\rt4 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt itself has     
ackn[l$g$ t ?is p[] applies ev5 to cases
 t are p5d+ be=e ! ,c\rt4 ,see ,ex p>te 
,mc,cardle1 #gd ,u4,s4 7#g ,wall47 #ejf1
 #ead 7#ahfi74  7#g7 ,f9ally1 ?is ,act  
makes cle> t a c\rt's judgm5t only      
applies to ! p>ties be=e ! c\rt & t     
nonp>ties h no legal obligation to      
comply ) ! decision until s ord]$ by a  
c\rt4  #c4 ,limitation ( jurisdiction   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ii ( title #bh1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #afcb4 ,limitations on
 ,f$]al jurisdiction  7a7 ,no c\rt      
creat$ by ,f$]al law %all h             
jurisdiction1 & ! ,supreme ,c\rt %all h 
no appellate jurisdiction1 to adjudicate
 or en=ce any claim p]ta9+ to !         

validity1 "u ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 ( a ,/ate law1 or ,/ate         
adm9i/rative or judicial decision1 t--  
7#a7 def9es m>riage z limit$ to ! union 
( "o man & "o woman2 or  7#b7 refuses   
,/ate recognition ( or all[s ! ,/ate to 
refuse recognition ( same-sex m>riages  
p]=m$ & lic5s$ 9 o!r ,/ates4  7b7 ,to ! 
ext5t t ei!r a c\rt creat$ by ,f$]al law
 or ! ,supreme ,c\rt has ent]$ a f9al   
judgm5t on a claim describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 be=e ! effective date ( ?is        
section1 t judgm5t b9ds only ! p>ties to
 ! case4 ,no p]son :o is n a p>ty to !  
case %all h any obligation to comply ) !
 decision 9 ! case4  4  7b7 ,sev]ability
 ,if any provision ( ?is ,act1 an       
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or !          
application ( su* provision or am5dm5t  
to any p]son or circum/ance is held to  
be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is     
,act1 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 & !  
application ( su* provision or am5dm5t  
to any p]son or circum/ance %all n be   
affect$4  7c7 ,effective date &         

application  7#a7 ,effective date ,?is  
,act 7includ+ ! am5dm5t made by ?is     
,act7 takes effect on ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,application ,?is ,act
 applies to all claims p5d+ on or aft] t
 date ( enactm5t4  7d7 ,am5dm5ts to !   
table ( sections ,! table ( sections =  
*apt] #ii ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #afcb4 ,limitations on ,f$]al  
jurisdiction4  4