S. 598 (112th): Respect for Marriage Act of 2011

Introduced:
Mar 16, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on November 10, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 16, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 16, 2011
Reported by Committee Nov 10, 2011
Cosponsors
32 cosponsors (31D, 1I) (show)
Committees

Senate Judiciary

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Full Title

A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.

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Last updated Nov 10, 2011.
4 pages

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11/10/2011--Reported to Senate without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage.
Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state.
Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife).

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  • 28 U.S.C. Chapter 115