,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ai1 #bjbb,mrs4  
,fe9/e9 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,ms4 
,coll9s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,full fai? & cr$it giv5 to m>riage  
equality ,*apt] #aae ( title #bh1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ section
 #agch;,c & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #agch;,c4 
,c]ta9 acts1 records1 & proce$+s & !    
effect !re(  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 ! 
t]m 9 section #g ( title #a4  7b7       
,prohibition ,no p]son act+ "u color (  
law ( a ,/ate may d5y-- 7#a7 full fai? &
 cr$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 g5d]1 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 ( su* o!r ,/ate on ! 
basis ( ! sex1 g5d]1 race1 e?nicity1 or 
national orig9 ( ^? individuals4  7c7   
,en=cem5t by attorney g5]al ,! ,attorney
 ,g5]al may br+ a civil action 9 !      
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates aga9/ any p]son :o violates      
subsection 7b7 = decl>atory & injunctive
 relief4  7d7 ,private "r ( action ,any 
p]son :o is h>m$ by a violation (       
subsection 7b7 may br+ a civil action 9 
! appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates aga9/ ! p]son :o violat$ su*     
subsection = decl>atory & injunctive    
relief4  4  #c4 ,m>riage recognition    
,section #g ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #g4  
,m>riage  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m ,/ate means a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict (
 ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to     
,rico1 any o!r t]ritory or possession ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or an ,indian ,tribe4  

7b7 ,m>riage ,= ! purposes ( any ,f$]al 
law 9 :i* m>ital /atus is a factor1 an  
individual %all be consid]$ m>ri$ if--  
7#a7 ! m>riage ( ! individual is valid 9
 ! ,/ate :]e ! m>riage 0 ent]$ into2 or 
7#b7 9 ! case ( a m>riage ent]$ into    
outside any ,/ate1 ! m>riage-- 7,a7 is  
valid 9 ! place :]e ent]$ into2 &  7,b7 
c\ld h be5 ent]$ into 9 a ,/ate4  4  #d4
 ,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is   
,act1 an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or ! 
application ( su* provision or am5dm5t  
to any p]son1 entity1 gov]nm5t1 or      
circum/ance1 is held to be              
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1  
any am5dm5t made !reby1 or ! application
 ( su* provision or am5dm5t to all o!r  
p]sons1 entities1 gov]nm5ts1 or         
circum/ances1 %all n be affect$ !reby4