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State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 (S. 435)
This law was last updated on Dec 3, 2018
This law is Anti–LGBTQ
Number
S. 435
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 10, 2015
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 14
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 15
Full Bill Text
S. 435 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. 824.
Nearly identical to H.R. 3829/S. 2024, which failed to pass during the 2013-2014 legislative session.
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