Pub.L. 104–199

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:United_States_v._Windsor
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pub.L. 104–199
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Defense_of_Marriage_Act
gptkbp:publicLawNumber 104-199
gptkbp:purpose Defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman
Allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Respect_for_Marriage_Act
2022-12-13
gptkbp:section Definition of marriage
Powers reserved to the states
Short title
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:DOMA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
1996-09-21
gptkbp:status repealed
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation gptkb:110_Stat._2419
gptkbp:title An Act to define and protect the institution of marriage for the purposes of Federal law, and for other purposes.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Defense_of_Marriage_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5