House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-199

Defense of Marriage Act

H.R. 3396Introduced May 7, 1996Policy area: Families

Became law on Sep 21, 1996.

Sponsor: Rep. Bob Barr R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 7, 1996
Committee actionJun 12, 1996
Passed HouseJul 12, 1996 · 342–67
Passed SenateSep 10, 1996 · 85–14
To the PresidentSep 20, 1996
Became lawSep 21, 1996

Latest action: Sep 21, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-199.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3396.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-664 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 9, 1996.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 9, 1996 ↗
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H.R. 3396, 104th Congress
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April 7, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

117 cosponsors — 106 Republicans, 11 Democrats

12 of 117 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

A. Allard (R-CO), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Baker (R-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Charles Canady (R-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Philip Crane (R-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO) and 87 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Barr.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.