Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA"), 1 U.S.C. § 7 and 28 U.S.C. §
1738C.
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Mr. Amash strongly supports the Defense of Marriage Act and
opposes same-sex marriage.
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It apparently became unconstitutional when the first same-sex
couple married and were denied some federal benefit.
On June 26, 2013, the US Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of
the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") was unconstitutional.
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No. The Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") did not deal with civil
unions. In any event, DOMA has been struck down as unconstitutional
and is no longer in effect.