In 1996,Congress passed the ______,which provides that a same-sex domestic partner may not be treated as an employee's spouse for purposes of federal law.

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The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, defined marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman for purposes of federal law. It also provided that a same-sex domestic partner may not be treated as an employee's spouse for purposes of federal law. This meant that same-sex spouses were not entitled to various federal benefits and protections that were available to opposite-sex spouses, such as Social Security survivor benefits and joint tax filing.

In 1996,Congress Passed the ______,Which Provides That a Same-Sex Domestic