H.R. 6115 · 110th Congress
State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Barney Frank
- Introduced
- 2008-05-21
- Latest action
- 2008-07-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Summary
State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal the statutory definition of "marriage" as meaning only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and of "spouse" as referring only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.