S.Amdt. 6486
What it does: 5 changes: replaces text in 3 places, strikes text, inserts text
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)What it changes
5 changes to S.Amdt. 6480 · 1 shown in S.Amdt. 6480's text
Change 1: Replaces “No person acting under color of State law” with “No State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe”
ReplacesPage 3, line 3In S.Amdt. 6480 as proposed
"Sec. 1738C. Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof
"(a) In General.--No
[struck: person acting under color][inserted: State, territory or possession] of[struck: State law ][inserted: the United States, or Indian Tribe ]may deny--"(1) full faith and credit to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State pertaining to a marriage between 2 individuals, on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals; or
Original wording
On page 3, beginning on line 3, strike “No person acting under color of State law” and insert “No State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe”
Change 2: Replaces “person” with “State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe”
ReplacesPage 3, line 17[struck: person][inserted: State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe]Original wording
On page 3, line 17, strike “person” and insert “State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe”.
Change 3: Strikes page 3, lines 19–23
StrikesRemoves page 3, lines 19–23.
Original wording
On page 3, strike lines 19 through 23.
Change 4: Rewrites page 5, line 20 through page 6, line 3
ReplacesRemoves page 5, line 20 through page 6, line 3.
Inserted: (a) No Impact on Benefits, Status, or Rights.--Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to deny or alter any benefit, status, or right of any entity or person, including tax-exempt status, tax treatment, educational funding, or a grant, contract, agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, claim, or defense, provided such benefit, status, or right does not arise from a marriage, or based in whole or in part on the belief, practice, or observance, of the entity or person about marriage.
Original wording
On page 5, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 6, line 3, and insert the following:
Change 5: Inserts new text on page 6, between lines 8 and 9
InsertsInserted: (c) No Impact From Partnerships.--For purposes of this Act, and any amendment made by this Act, no faith-based organization shall be considered to be a government actor because the organization entered into a partnership with a government.
Original wording
On page 6, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 6486. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6480 submitted by Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Tillis) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 8404, to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 3, beginning on line 3, strike “No person acting under color of State law” and insert “No State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe”
On page 3, line 17, strike “person” and insert “State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe”.
On page 3, strike lines 19 through 23.
On page 5, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 6, line 3, and insert the following:
(a) No Impact on Benefits, Status, or Rights.--Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to deny or alter any benefit, status, or right of any entity or person, including tax-exempt status, tax treatment, educational funding, or a grant, contract, agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, claim, or defense, provided such benefit, status, or right does not arise from a marriage, or based in whole or in part on the belief, practice, or observance, of the entity or person about marriage.
On page 6, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
(c) No Impact From Partnerships.--For purposes of this Act, and any amendment made by this Act, no faith-based organization shall be considered to be a government actor because the organization entered into a partnership with a government.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2022