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1 Defense of Marriage Act 1 (1996)

handle is hein.congrec/dfeomgeac0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED ...GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Op 104TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 104-664 DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT JULY 9, 1996.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. CANADY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT together with DISSENTING VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 3396] The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3396) to define and protect the institution of marriage, hav- ing considered the same, report favorably thereon without amend- ment and recommend that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page P urpose and Su m m ary ............................................................................................ 2 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 I. The Legal Campaign fbr Same-Sex Marriage ................................................ 2 II. The H awaii Lawsuit: Baehr v. Lewin ............................................................. 4 III. Interstate Implications of Baehr v. Lewin: The Full Faith and Credit C la u se ............................................................................................................ 6 IV. Implications of Baehr v. Lewin on Federal Law ............................................ 10 V. The Governmental Interests Advanced by H.R. 3396 ................................... 12 A. H.R. 3396 advances the government's interest in defending and nurturing the institution of traditional, heterosexual marriage 12 B. H.R. 3396 advances the government's interest in defending tra- ditional notions of m orality ............................................................ 15 C. H.R. 3396 advances the government's interest in protecting state sovereignty and democratic self-governance ....................... 16 D. H.R. 3396 advances the government's interest in preserving scarce governm ent resources ......................................................... 18 H ea rin g s ................................................................................................................... 18 C om m ittee C onsideration ........................................................................................ 19 V ote of th e C om m ittee ............................................................................................. 19 Com m ittee O versight Findings ............................................................................... 23 Committee on Government Refbrm and Oversight Findings ............................... 23 *29-006

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