{"data":{"id":"us/1-u.s.c.-7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"1 U.S.C. § 7","heading":"Marriage","body":"(a) For the purposes of any Federal law, rule, or regulation in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual’s marriage is between 2 individuals and is valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is between 2 individuals and is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. (b) In this section, the term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. (c) For purposes of subsection (a), in determining whether a marriage is valid in a State or the place where entered into, if outside of any State, only the law of the jurisdiction applicable at the time the marriage was entered into may be considered.","path":["Title 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc01@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:16Z","sha256":"5789ae00c2645bdc80ba3a0671286c8e946a39c7a2174d3b6a402c184953bb25","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/1-u.s.c.-6","next":"us/1-u.s.c.-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}