1. The problem i want to solve is discrimination against homosexuals. I believe homosexual people should be allowed the same chance at happiness as anyone else. They should be allowed to marry whomever they please, and it should not be left up to the states . The states can't decide which individuals earn the right to participate in marriage and which don't, and the federal government can't either for that matter. Gay marriage needs to be legalized nationally so that the country can more fully live up to the words written in the constitution that state all men are created equal. It is not a state matter, it is an individual matter, and the choice of one individual to marry another has no effect on other people, so the qualifications of marriage should not be decided by anyone besides the people involved.

2. An existing law that relates to the legalization of gay marriage is that if a gay couple gets married in a state where gay marriage is legal and then travel to a state where gay marriage is not legal, that state does  not have to recognize their marriage. This is called the Full Faith and Credit Clause.

3. My law will fully recognize gay marriages nationally. This means that states will not have the choice whether gay marriage will be legal within their boundaries or not, as well as states will have to fully recognize the validity of gay marriages. They will be treated just like any other marriage, and no public institutions will have the ability to deny the official union of a couple.

4. I would propose my bill in the ethics committee.

5. http://www.house.gov/committees/
http://www.shmoop.com/equal-protection/gay-marriage-debate-due-process-clause.html