H.R. 3829: State Marriage Defense Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-09 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

State Marriage Defense Act of 2014

Plain summary

State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Prohibits, in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies, as applied with respect to individuals domiciled in a state or in any other territory or possession of the United States: (1) the term "marriage" from including any relationship that the state, territory, or possession does not recognize as a marriage; and (2) the term "spouse" from including an individual who is a party to a relationship that is not recognized as a marriage by that state, territory, or possession.

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Official text

State Marriage Defense Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · 68 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Andy Harris (R-MD), John R. Carter (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Austin Scott (R-GA), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3829.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3829 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113