The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (Pub.L. 104–199, 110 Stat. 2419, enacted September 21, 1996, 1 U.S.C. Â§ 7 and 28 U.S.C. Â§ 1738C) is a United States federal law that restricted federal marriage benefits and requires inter-state marriage recognition to only opposite-sex marriages in the United…