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State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 (S. 2024)
This law was last updated on Nov 27, 2018
This law is Anti–LGBTQ
Number
S. 2024
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 12, 2014
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 10
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 11
Full Bill Text
S. 2024 would prevent the federal government from asserting its own definition of “marriage” and “spouse” on the states.
The bill would require the federal government to follow the law of a person’s legal residence in order to determine their marriage status.
The bill would effectively nullify the marriage of same-sex couples who married in one state and moved to another state where such unions were illegal.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to H.R. 3829.
People
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