Text of US HB 875 (2011)

I 112TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 875 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 2, 2011 Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HALL, Mr. JONES, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BART- LETT, Mr. ROSS of Florida, and Mr. JORDAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marriage Protection 4 Act of 2011’’. 5 VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:13 Mar 03, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H875.IH H875 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 875 IH SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 99 of title 28, United 2 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 3 lowing: 4 ‘‘§ 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction 5 ‘‘No court created by Act of Congress shall have any 6 jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appel- 7 late jurisdiction, to hear or decide any question pertaining 8 to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitu- 9 tion of, section 1738C.’’. 10 (b) AMENDMENTS TO THE TABLE OF SECTIONS.— 11 The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 99 of 12 title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 13 end the following new item: 14 ‘‘1632. Limitation on jurisdiction.’’. Æ VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:13 Mar 03, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H875.IH H875 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with BILLS