110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 724
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
January 30, 2007
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. GRAVES,
Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. PAUL,
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. AKIN, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. CARTER,
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. KLINE
of Minnesota, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. PENCE,
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr.
HERGER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HAYES, Mr. LINDER, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. FORBES,
Mr. PITTS, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. MCCOTTER,
Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. SAM
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SALI, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. POE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina,
and Mr. WAMP) 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 Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Marriage Protection Act of 2007'.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION.
(a) In General- Chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`Sec. 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction
`No court created by 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, section 1738C of this section.'.
(b) Amendments to the Table of Sections- 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.'.
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