1-U.S.C.-7

§7 – Definition of “marriage” and “spouse”

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Title 1 > Chapter 1 > Section 7

Details

• Reference: Section 7
• Legend: §7 – Definition of “marriage” and “spouse”
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word marriage” means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word spouse” refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.

(Added Pub. L. 104–199, §3(a), Sept. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2419.)

Constitutionality

For information regarding constitutionality of this section, as added by section 3(a) of Pub. L. 104–199, see Congressional Research Service, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, Appendix 1, Acts of Congress Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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