,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbb,ms4 
,ocasio-,cortez introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to protect the constitutional right to 
marry a person of another race1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,loving v4     
,virginia ,codification ,act of #bjbb4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,in ,loving v4 ,virginia
 7#chh ,u4,s4 #a 7#aifg771 the ,united  
,states ,supreme ,court stated ,marriage
 is one of the basic civil rights of    
man4  7#b7 ,in ,loving v4 ,virginia     
7#chh ,u4,s4 #a 7#aifg771 the ,united   
,states ,supreme ,court stated ,under   
the ,constitution1 the freedom to marry 
or not marry a person of another race   
resides with the individual and cannot  
be infringed by the ,state4  #c4        
,protection of right to marry  7a7 ,in  
general ,a ,state may not enact a law or

 regulation that infringes on the right 
to marry or not marry a person of       
another race4  7b7 ,enforcement by      
,attorney ,general ,the ,attorney       
,general may commence a civil action on 
behalf of the ,united ,states against   
any ,state that violates1 or against any
 government official that implements or 
enforces a law or regulation that       
violates subsection 7a74 ,the court     
shall hold unlawful and set aside the   
law or regulation if it is in violation 
of subsection 7a74  7c7 ,private right  
of action ,a violation of subsection 7a7
 constitutes a deprivation of any       
rights1 privileges1 or immunities       
secured by the ,constitution and laws   
for purposes of section #aigi of the    
,revised ,statutes of the ,united       
,states 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc71 and a    
person injured thereby may bring an     
action under such section4