Defense of Marriage Act
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The Defense of Marriage Act was a United States federal law passed by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, 1996. It banned federal recognitio
Pat Schroeder arguing against DOMA in the House of Representatives
Bill Clinton
In the United States, Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution provides that the president can veto bills passed by the Congress before they become law, while also sending the bill back to its chamber
Defense of Marriage Act
…Senator Don Nickles, both members of the Republican Party, introduced the bill that became DOMA in May 1996. It passed both houses of Congress by large, veto-proof majorities. Support was bipartisan, though about a third of the Democratic caucus in both the House and Senate opposed it. Clinton criticized DOMA as…
Ronald Reagan signing a veto in 1988
Political cartoon regarding Calvin Coolidge's veto of the McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill
Paul Ryan and Russ Feingold introducing a line-item veto bill in 2007