Supporting the plaintiff’s position that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Resolution authorizing the Speaker to file or join amicus briefs on behalf of the Council in the litigation captioned Windsor v. United States, currently on appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, for the purpose of supporting the plaintiff’s position that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines the terms “marriage” and “spouse” under federal law to mean only heterosexual unions and individuals, is unconstitutional.