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H.R. 1968: Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

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H.R. 1968: Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-22 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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

Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

Plain summary

Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation, or the validity under the Constitution, of: (1) any type of marriage, (2) the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state, or (3) this Act. Prohibits federal funds from being used for: (1) litigation in federal courts on such questions, or (2) enforcement of federal court orders or judgments on such questions.

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Official text

Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · 10 cosponsors

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Brian Babin (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI)

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Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1968 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114