,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ddi #aag? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hdjd  ,,9 ,,!   
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july  
#bj1 #bjbb,receiv$2 read ! fir/ "t      
,july #ba1 #bjbb,read ! second "t &     
plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,to      
repeal ! ,def5se ( ,m>riage ,act &      
ensure respect = ,/ate regulation (     
m>riage1 & = o!r purposes4  #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$4  #c4   
,full fai? & cr$it giv5 to m>riage      
equality ,*apt] #aae ( title #bh1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by ?is ,act1 is  
fur!r am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section      
#agch;,b ! foll[+3  #agch;,c4 ,c]ta9    
acts1 records1 & proce$+s & ! effect    
!re(  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no p]son act+ "u    
color ( ,/ate law may d5y-- 7#a7 full   
fai? & cr$it to any public act1 record1 
or judicial proce$+ ( any o!r ,/ate     

p]ta9+ to a m>riage betwe5 #b           
individuals1 on ! basis ( ! sex1 race1  
e?nicity1 or national orig9 ( ^?        
individuals2 or  7#b7 a "r or claim     
aris+ f su* a m>riage on ! basis t su*  
m>riage w\ld n be recogniz$ "u ! law ( t
 ,/ate on ! basis ( ! sex1 race1        
e?nicity1 or national orig9 ( ^?        
individuals4  7b7 ,en=cem5t by ,attorney
 ,g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a   
civil action 9 ! appropriate ,unit$     
,/ates di/rict c\rt aga9/ any p]son :o  
violates subsection 7a7 = decl>atory &  
injunctive relief4  7c7 ,private "r (   
action ,any p]son :o is h>m$ by a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 may br+ a    
civil action 9 ! appropriate ,unit$     
,/ates di/rict c\rt aga9/ ! p]son :o    
violat$ su* subsection = decl>atory &   
injunctive relief4  7d7 ,/ate def9$ ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m "u section #g ( title #a4  
4  #d4 ,m>riage recognition ,section #g 
( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #g4 ,m>riage   

7a7 ,= ! purposes ( any ,f$]al law1     
rule1 or regulation 9 :i* m>ital /atus  
is a factor1 an individual %all be      
consid]$ 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  7c7 ,= purposes (  
subsection 7a71 9 det]m9+ :e!r a m>riage
 is valid 9 a ,/ate or ! place :]e ent]$
 into1 if outside ( any ,/ate1 only !   
law ( ! jurisdiction applicable at ! "t 
! m>riage 0 ent]$ into may be consid]$4 
4  #e4 ,sev]ability ,if any provision ( 
?is ,act1 or any am5dm5t made by ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( su* provision  
to any p]son1 entity1 gov]nm5t1 or      
circum/ance1 is held to be              
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1  

or any am5dm5t made !reby1 or !         
application ( su* provision to all o!r  
p]sons1 entities1 gov]nm5ts1 or         
circum/ances1 %all n be affect$ !reby4  
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july  
#ai1 #bjbb4;,*]yl ,l4 ,johnson1,cl]k4   
,july #ba1 #bjbb,read ! second "t &     
plac$ on ! cal5d>