In 1996 the U.S. Congress passed a federal law, the __________, which had two main goals: (1)to define marriage as a "legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife"; and (2)to allow each state to deny constitutional marital rights between persons of the same sex that have been recognized in another state.

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The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was passed in 1996 by the U.S. Congress with the two main goals stated above. It defines marriage as between one man and one woman and allows states to deny marital rights to same-sex couples recognized in other states.