Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1968
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2015-04-22
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Federal appellate courts

Federal district courts

Intergovernmental relations

Judicial review and appeals

Jurisdiction and venue

Marriage and family status

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

State and local government operations

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1968 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Yoho , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Massie , and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) 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 and funding over questions concerning the issue of marriage with respect to the Defense of Marriage Act and the Constitution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 . 2. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding (a) In general Chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding (a) Jurisdiction No court created by an Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, any type of marriage, section 1738C, or this section. (b) Funding No Federal funds may be used for any litigation in, or the enforcement of any order or judgment by, any court created by an Act of Congress, on any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, any type of marriage, section 1738C, or this section. . (b) Severability If any provision of this section or the amendments made by this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this section, the amendments made by this section, or the application thereof to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidation. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any case that is pending on, that is filed on or after, or for which the time to file an appeal has not expired as of, the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding. .