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Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 1 - Rules of Construction
Sec. 7 - Definition of "marriage" and "spouse"
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| 1 U.S.C. § 7 (2021) |
| §7. Definition of "marriage" and "spouse" |
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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. |
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(Added Pub. L. 104–199, §3(a), Sept. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2419.) |
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For information regarding constitutionality of this section, see Congressional Research Service, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court. |
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| Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 - RULES OF CONSTRUCTION Sec. 7 - Definition of "marriage" and "spouse" |
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| 110 Stat. 2419 |
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