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108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2677

 To amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy 
                     on the definition of marriage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2003

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy 
                     on the definition of marriage.

    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 ``State Regulation of Marriage Is 
Appropriate Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL POLICY ON THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE.

    (a) In General.--Title 1, United States Code, is amended by 
striking section 7.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 7.
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