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'''The Defense of Marriage Act''' (DOMA), 28 U.S.C. 1738c, was passed by a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Congress]] and signed into law by [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] President [[Bill Clinton]]. It defends traditional marriage by enabling each state to refuse to recognize another state's grant of same-sex marriages and clarifies that the U.S. federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages at all, even if recognized by one of the states.
 
'''The Defense of Marriage Act''' (DOMA), 28 U.S.C. 1738c, was passed by a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Congress]] and signed into law by [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] President [[Bill Clinton]]. It defends traditional marriage by enabling each state to refuse to recognize another state's grant of same-sex marriages and clarifies that the U.S. federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages at all, even if recognized by one of the states.
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This law has two powerful effects:
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#No state is required to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state under the [[Full Faith and Credit Clause]] of the Constitution.
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#The federal government must not recognize any same-sex marriages.
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At the time, it was thought that the first effect was most important, and it appears first in the law.  Over ten years later, the second effect has emerged as most important, and in early 2009 a lawsuit was filed in [[Massachusetts]] to force the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages performed there.
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== Text and Codification of Law ==
    
The text of this law, which was passed in 1996 and signed into law by President [[Bill Clinton]], is simple:
 
The text of this law, which was passed in 1996 and signed into law by President [[Bill Clinton]], is simple:
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