,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjbb,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,baldwin1 and ,ms4 ,collins7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal   
the ,defense of ,marriage ,act and      
ensure respect for ,state regulation of 
marriage1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,respect for ,marriage ,act4  #b4   
,full faith and credit given to marriage
 equality ,chapter #aae of title #bh1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking section #agch;,c and inserting 
the following3  #agch;,c4 ,certain acts1
 records1 and proceedings and the effect
 thereof  7a7 ,definition ,in this      
section1 the term ,state has the meaning
 given the term in section #g of title  
#a4  7b7 ,prohibition ,no person acting 
under color of law of a ,state may      
deny-- 7#a7 full faith and credit to any

 public act1 record1 or judicial        
proceeding of any other ,state          
pertaining to a marriage between #b     
individuals1 on the basis of the sex1   
gender1 race1 ethnicity1 or national    
origin of those individuals2 or  7#b7 a 
right or claim arising from such a      
marriage on the basis that such marriage
 would not be recognized under the law  
of such other ,state on the basis of the
 sex1 gender1 race1 ethnicity1 or       
national origin of those individuals4   
7c7 ,enforcement by attorney general    
,the ,attorney ,general may bring a     
civil action in the appropriate district
 court of the ,united ,states against   
any person who violates subsection 7b7  
for declaratory and injunctive relief4  
7d7 ,private right of action ,any person
 who is harmed by a violation of        
subsection 7b7 may bring a civil action 
in the appropriate district court of the
 ,united ,states against the person who 
violated such subsection for declaratory
 and injunctive relief4  4  #c4         

,marriage recognition ,section #g of    
title #a1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended to read as follows3  #g4        
,marriage  7a7 ,definition ,in this     
section1 the term ,state means a ,state1
 the ,district of ,columbia1 the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 any     
other territory or possession of the    
,united ,states1 or an ,indian ,tribe4  
7b7 ,marriage ,for the purposes of any  
,federal law in which marital status is 
a factor1 an individual shall be        
considered married if-- 7#a7 the        
marriage of the individual is valid in  
the ,state where the marriage was       
entered into2 or  7#b7 in the case of a 
marriage entered into outside any       
,state1 the marriage-- 7,a7 is valid in 
the place where entered into2 and  7,b7 
could have been entered into in a       
,state4  4  #d4 ,severability ,if any   
provision of this ,act1 an amendment    
made by this ,act1 or the application of
 such provision or amendment to any     
person1 entity1 government1 or          

circumstance1 is held to be             
unconstitutional1 the remainder of this 
,act1 any amendment made thereby1 or the
 application of such provision or       
amendment to all other persons1         
entities1 governments1 or circumstances1
 shall not be affected thereby4