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Senate bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

State Marriage Defense Act of 2015

S. 435Introduced Feb 10, 2015Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 10, 2015 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), David Perdue (R-GA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), John Thune (R-SD), David Vitter (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.