(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (NN bill)) (VP (VP (MD would) (VP (VB define) (NP (BASENP (NN marriage)) (PP (IN as) (PP (IN between) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN man)) (CC and) (BASENP (DT a) (NN woman)))))))) (CONJP (COMMA ,) (CC and)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB preclude) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (JJ official) (NN recognizing)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (JJ same-sex) (NNS marriages)))))))) (PERIOD .))