US-SB29-2015
U.S. Congress · SB 29 · 2015
Respect for Marriage Act
Pro-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- US-SB29-2015
- State
- U.S. Congress
- Session
- 2015
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S. 29, 114th Cong. (2015), https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/29/all-info.
- Short citation
- S. 29.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Respect for Marriage Act
Curator notes
Amends DOMA, allows states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Senator | SD-CA | Primary sponsor |
44 co-sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Senator | SD-WI | Co-sponsor |
| Michael Bennet | Democratic | Senator | SD-CO | Co-sponsor |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | Senator | SD-CT | Co-sponsor |
| Cory Booker | Democratic | Senator | SD-NJ | Co-sponsor |
| Barbara Boxer | Democratic | Senator | SD-CA | Co-sponsor |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Senator | SD-OH | Co-sponsor |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Senator | SD-WA | Co-sponsor |
| Benjamin Cardin | Democratic | Senator | SD-MD | Co-sponsor |
| Thomas Carper | Democratic | Senator | SD-DE | Co-sponsor |
| Robert Casey | Democratic | Senator | SD-PA | Co-sponsor |
| Christopher Coons | Democratic | Senator | SD-DE | Co-sponsor |
| Richard Durbin | Democratic | Senator | SD-IL | Co-sponsor |
| Al Franken | Democratic | Senator | SD-MN | Co-sponsor |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | Senator | SD-NY | Co-sponsor |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | Senator | SD-NM | Co-sponsor |
| Mazie Hirono | Democratic | Senator | SD-HI | Co-sponsor |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | Senator | SD-VA | Co-sponsor |
| Angus King | Independent | Senator | SD-ME | Co-sponsor |
| Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | Senator | SD-MN | Co-sponsor |
| Patrick Leahy | Democratic | Senator | SD-VT | Co-sponsor |
| Edward Markey | Democratic | Senator | SD-MA | Co-sponsor |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | Senator | SD-MO | Co-sponsor |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | Senator | SD-NJ | Co-sponsor |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | Senator | SD-OR | Co-sponsor |
| Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | Senator | SD-MD | Co-sponsor |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | Senator | SD-CT | Co-sponsor |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | Senator | SD-WA | Co-sponsor |
| Gary Peters | Democratic | Senator | SD-MI | Co-sponsor |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | Senator | SD-RI | Co-sponsor |
| Harry Reid | Democratic | Senator | SD-NV | Co-sponsor |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | Senator | SD-VT | Co-sponsor |
| Brian Schatz | Democratic | Senator | SD-HI | Co-sponsor |
| Charles Schumer | Democratic | Senator | SD-NY | Co-sponsor |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Senator | SD-NH | Co-sponsor |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Senator | SD-MI | Co-sponsor |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | Senator | SD-MT | Co-sponsor |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | Senator | SD-NM | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Warner | Democratic | Senator | SD-VA | Co-sponsor |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | Senator | SD-MA | Co-sponsor |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Senator | SD-RI | Co-sponsor |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | Senator | SD-OR | Co-sponsor |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | Senator | SD-FL | Co-sponsor |
| Joe Donnelly | Democratic | Senator | SD-IN | Co-sponsor |
| Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | Senator | SD-ND | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
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