No. Same-sex married couples are entitled to the same rights under ERISA as opposite-sex married couples.
Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA"), 1 U.S.C. § 7 and 28 U.S.C. § 1738C.
Mr. Amash strongly supports the Defense of Marriage Act and opposes same-sex marriage.
ERISA = Employee Retirement and Income Security Act. See below link:
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.
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 In any event, DOMA has been struck down as unconstitutional and is no longer in effect.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
He believes in traditional marriage.
ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. It is a federal law that sets minimum standards for retirement and health plans in private industry. ERISA covers things like eligibility requirements, fiduciary responsibilities, and reporting and disclosure requirements for these plans.
The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") was passed with support from 118 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives, 32 Democratic US Senators and 1 Democratic President of the United States.
As a senator, he could vote to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA").
He is a supporter of same-sex marriage.
Senator Sessions is opposed to gay marriage.