US-HB2523-2013

U.S. Congress · HB 2523 · 2013

Respect for Marriage Act

Bill key

US-HB2523-2013

State

U.S. Congress

Session

2013

Introduced

July 4, 2013

Last recorded status

introduced

Link

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Citation (Bluebook)

H.R. 2523, 113th Cong. (2013), https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2523/all-info.

Short citation

H.R. 2523.

Topics

• Marriage, family & custody

Tags

• Marriage Equality

Summary

Respect for Marriage Act

Curator notes

Amends DOMA, allows states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states

Sponsors

1 primary sponsor

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Jerrold Nadler	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-12	Primary sponsor

182 co-sponsors

Co-sponsors

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Robert Andrews	Democratic	Representative	HD-NJ-1	Co-sponsor
Ron Barber	Democratic	Representative	HD-AZ-2	Co-sponsor
Karen Bass	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-37	Co-sponsor
Joyce Beatty	Democratic	Representative	HD-OH-3	Co-sponsor
Xavier Becerra	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-34	Co-sponsor
Ami Bera	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-6	Co-sponsor
Timothy Bishop	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-1	Co-sponsor
Earl Blumenauer	Democratic	Representative	HD-OR-3	Co-sponsor
Suzanne Bonamici	Democratic	Representative	HD-OR-1	Co-sponsor
Madeleine Bordallo	Democratic	Representative	HD-GU	Co-sponsor
Robert Brady	Democratic	Representative	HD-PA-1	Co-sponsor
Bruce Braley	Democratic	Representative	HD-IA-1	Co-sponsor
Julia Brownley	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-26	Co-sponsor
Cheri Bustos	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-17	Co-sponsor
Lois Capps	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-24	Co-sponsor
Michael Capuano	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-7	Co-sponsor
Tony Cardenas	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-29	Co-sponsor
John Carney	Democratic	Representative	HD-DE	Co-sponsor
Matthew Cartwright	Democratic	Representative	HD-PA-8	Co-sponsor
Kathy Castor	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-14	Co-sponsor
Joaquin Castro	Democratic	Representative	HD-TX-20	Co-sponsor
Donna Christensen	Democratic	Representative	HD-VI	Co-sponsor
Judy Chu	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-28	Co-sponsor
David Cicilline	Democratic	Representative	HD-RI-1	Co-sponsor
Katherine Clark	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-5	Co-sponsor
Yvette Clarke	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-9	Co-sponsor
Lacy Clay	Democratic	Representative	HD-MO-1	Co-sponsor
Emanuel Cleaver	Democratic	Representative	HD-MO-5	Co-sponsor
James Clyburn	Democratic	Representative	HD-SC-6	Co-sponsor
Steve Cohen	Democratic	Representative	HD-TN-9	Co-sponsor
Gerald Connolly	Democratic	Representative	HD-VA-11	Co-sponsor
John Conyers	Democratic	Representative	HD-MI-13	Co-sponsor
Jim Cooper	Democratic	Representative	HD-TN-5	Co-sponsor
Jim Costa	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-21	Co-sponsor
Joe Courtney	Democratic	Representative	HD-CT-2	Co-sponsor
Joseph Crowley	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-14	Co-sponsor
Elijah Cummings	Democratic	Representative	HD-MD-7	Co-sponsor
Danny Davis	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-7	Co-sponsor
Susan Davis	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-53	Co-sponsor
Peter DeFazio	Democratic	Representative	HD-OR-4	Co-sponsor
Diana DeGette	Democratic	Representative	HD-CO-1	Co-sponsor
John Delaney	Democratic	Representative	HD-MD-6	Co-sponsor
Rosa DeLauro	Democratic	Representative	HD-CT-3	Co-sponsor
Suzan DelBene	Democratic	Representative	HD-WA-1	Co-sponsor
Theodore Deutch	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-21	Co-sponsor
John Dingell	Democratic	Representative	HD-MI-12	Co-sponsor
Lloyd Doggett	Democratic	Representative	HD-TX-37	Co-sponsor
Michael Doyle	Democratic	Representative	HD-PA-14	Co-sponsor
Tammy Duckworth	Democratic	Representative	SD-IL	Co-sponsor
Donna Edwards	Democratic	Representative	HD-MD-4	Co-sponsor
Keith Ellison	Democratic	Representative	HD-MN-5	Co-sponsor
Eliot Engel	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-16	Co-sponsor
Anna Eshoo	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-16	Co-sponsor
Elizabeth Esty	Democratic	Representative	HD-CT-5	Co-sponsor
Sam Farr	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-20	Co-sponsor
Chaka Fattah	Democratic	Representative	HD-PA-2	Co-sponsor
Bill Foster	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-11	Co-sponsor
Lois Frankel	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-22	Co-sponsor
Marcia Fudge	Democratic	Representative	HD-OH-11	Co-sponsor
Tulsi Gabbard	Democratic	Representative	HD-HI-2	Co-sponsor
John Garamendi	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-8	Co-sponsor
Joe Garcia	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-26	Co-sponsor
Alan Grayson	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-9	Co-sponsor
Al Green	Democratic	Representative	HD-TX-9	Co-sponsor
Raul Grijalva	Democratic	Representative	HD-AZ-7	Co-sponsor
Luis Gutierrez	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-4	Co-sponsor
Janice Hahn	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-44	Co-sponsor
Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	Representative	HD-HI-1	Co-sponsor
Richard Hanna	Republican	Representative	HD-NY-22	Co-sponsor
Alcee Hastings	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-20	Co-sponsor
Denny Heck	Democratic	Representative	HD-WA-10	Co-sponsor
Brian Higgins	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-26	Co-sponsor
James Himes	Democratic	Representative	HD-CT-4	Co-sponsor
Rush Holt	Democratic	Representative	HD-NJ-12	Co-sponsor
Michael Honda	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-17	Co-sponsor
Steven Horsford	Democratic	Representative	HD-NV-4	Co-sponsor
Steny Hoyer	Democratic	Representative	HD-MD-5	Co-sponsor
Jared Huffman	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-2	Co-sponsor
Steve Israel	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-3	Co-sponsor
Sheila Jackson-Lee	Democratic	Representative	HD-TX-18	Co-sponsor
Hakeem Jeffries	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-8	Co-sponsor
Eddie Johnson	Democratic	Representative	HD-TX-30	Co-sponsor
Henry Johnson	Democratic	Representative	HD-GA-4	Co-sponsor
Marcy Kaptur	Democratic	Representative	HD-OH-9	Co-sponsor
William Keating	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-9	Co-sponsor
Joseph Kennedy	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-4	Co-sponsor
Daniel Kildee	Democratic	Representative	HD-MI-8	Co-sponsor
Derek Kilmer	Democratic	Representative	HD-WA-6	Co-sponsor
Ron Kind	Democratic	Representative	HD-WI-3	Co-sponsor
Ann Kirkpatrick	Democratic	Representative	HD-AZ-1	Co-sponsor
Ann Kuster	Democratic	Representative	HD-NH-2	Co-sponsor
James Langevin	Democratic	Representative	HD-RI-2	Co-sponsor
Rick Larsen	Democratic	Representative	HD-WA-2	Co-sponsor
John Larson	Democratic	Representative	HD-CT-1	Co-sponsor
Barbara Lee	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-12	Co-sponsor
Sander Levin	Democratic	Representative	HD-MI-9	Co-sponsor
John Lewis	Democratic	Representative	HD-GA-5	Co-sponsor
David Loebsack	Democratic	Representative	HD-IA-2	Co-sponsor
Zoe Lofgren	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-18	Co-sponsor
Alan Lowenthal	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-47	Co-sponsor
Nita Lowey	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-17	Co-sponsor
Michelle Lujan Grisham	Democratic	Representative	HD-NM-1	Co-sponsor
Ben Lujan	Democratic	Representative	SD-NM	Co-sponsor
Stephen Lynch	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-8	Co-sponsor
Daniel Maffei	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-24	Co-sponsor
Carolyn Maloney	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-12	Co-sponsor
Sean Maloney	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-18	Co-sponsor
Edward Markey	Democratic	Senator	SD-MA	Co-sponsor
Doris Matsui	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-7	Co-sponsor
Carolyn McCarthy	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-4	Co-sponsor
Betty McCollum	Democratic	Representative	HD-MN-4	Co-sponsor
Jim McDermott	Democratic	Representative	HD-WA-7	Co-sponsor
James McGovern	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-2	Co-sponsor
Gregory Meeks	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-5	Co-sponsor
Grace Meng	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-6	Co-sponsor
Michael Michaud	Democratic	Representative	HD-ME-2	Co-sponsor
George Miller	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-11	Co-sponsor
Gwen Moore	Democratic	Representative	HD-WI-4	Co-sponsor
James Moran	Democratic	Representative	HD-VA-8	Co-sponsor
Patrick Murphy	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-18	Co-sponsor
Grace Napolitano	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-31	Co-sponsor
Richard Neal	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-1	Co-sponsor
Gloria Negrete McLeod	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-35	Co-sponsor
Richard Nolan	Democratic	Representative	HD-MN-8	Co-sponsor
Eleanor Norton	Democratic	Representative	HD-DC	Co-sponsor
Beto O'Rourke	Democratic	Representative	HD-TX-16	Co-sponsor
William Owens	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-21	Co-sponsor
Frank Pallone	Democratic	Representative	HD-NJ-6	Co-sponsor
Bill Pascrell	Democratic	Representative	HD-NJ-9	Co-sponsor
Ed Pastor	Democratic	Representative	HD-AZ-7	Co-sponsor
Donald Payne	Democratic	Representative	HD-NJ-10	Co-sponsor
Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-11	Co-sponsor
Ed Perlmutter	Democratic	Representative	HD-CO-7	Co-sponsor
Gary Peters	Democratic	Representative	SD-MI	Co-sponsor
Scott Peters	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-50	Co-sponsor
Chellie Pingree	Democratic	Representative	HD-ME-1	Co-sponsor
Mark Pocan	Democratic	Representative	HD-WI-2	Co-sponsor
Jared Polis	Democratic	Representative	HD-CO-2	Co-sponsor
David Price	Democratic	Representative	HD-NC-4	Co-sponsor
Mike Quigley	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-5	Co-sponsor
Charles Rangel	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-13	Co-sponsor
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-40	Co-sponsor
Raul Ruiz	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-25	Co-sponsor
C.A. Ruppersberger	Democratic	Representative	HD-MD-2	Co-sponsor
Bobby Rush	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-1	Co-sponsor
Tim Ryan	Democratic	Representative	HD-OH-13	Co-sponsor
Linda Sanchez	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-38	Co-sponsor
Loretta Sanchez	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-46	Co-sponsor
John Sarbanes	Democratic	Representative	HD-MD-3	Co-sponsor
Janice Schakowsky	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-9	Co-sponsor
Adam Schiff	Democratic	Representative	SD-CA	Co-sponsor
Bradley Schneider	Democratic	Representative	HD-IL-10	Co-sponsor
Kurt Schrader	Democratic	Representative	HD-OR-5	Co-sponsor
Allyson Schwartz	Democratic	Representative	HD-PA-13	Co-sponsor
David Scott	Democratic	Representative	HD-GA-13	Co-sponsor
Robert Scott	Democratic	Representative	HD-VA-3	Co-sponsor
Jose Serrano	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-15	Co-sponsor
Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	Representative	HD-NH-1	Co-sponsor
Brad Sherman	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-32	Co-sponsor
Kyrsten Sinema	Independent	Representative	SD-AZ	Co-sponsor
Albio Sires	Democratic	Representative	HD-NJ-8	Co-sponsor
Louise Slaughter	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-25	Co-sponsor
Adam Smith	Democratic	Representative	HD-WA-9	Co-sponsor
Jackie Speier	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-14	Co-sponsor
Eric Swalwell	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-14	Co-sponsor
Mark Takano	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-39	Co-sponsor
Mike Thompson	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-4	Co-sponsor
John Tierney	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-6	Co-sponsor
Dina Titus	Democratic	Representative	HD-NV-1	Co-sponsor
Paul Tonko	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-20	Co-sponsor
Niki Tsongas	Democratic	Representative	HD-MA-3	Co-sponsor
Chris Van Hollen	Democratic	Representative	SD-MD	Co-sponsor
Juan Vargas	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-52	Co-sponsor
Marc Veasey	Democratic	Representative	HD-TX-33	Co-sponsor
Nydia Velazquez	Democratic	Representative	HD-NY-7	Co-sponsor
Timothy Walz	Democratic	Representative	HD-MN-1	Co-sponsor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-25	Co-sponsor
Melvin Watt	Democratic	Representative	HD-NC-12	Co-sponsor
Henry Waxman	Democratic	Representative	HD-CA-33	Co-sponsor
Peter Welch	Democratic	Representative	SD-VT	Co-sponsor
Frederica Wilson	Democratic	Representative	HD-FL-24	Co-sponsor
John Yarmuth	Democratic	Representative	HD-KY-3	Co-sponsor

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