H.R. 3313 · 108th Congress
Marriage Protection bill
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48 cosponsors · 1 D, 47 R
11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Oct 16, 2003
- House Passed Jul 22, 2004 233–194
Marriage Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny Federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of: (1) the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that provides that no State shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jul 22, 2004
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 19, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Marriage Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny Federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of: (1) the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that provides that no State shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other State; or (2) this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Marriage Protection Act of 2004
Also known as: Marriage Protection Act of 2003
Latest action (Sep 7, 2004): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 16, 2003
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- House Introduced Oct 16, 2003
- House Passed Jul 22, 2004 233–194
Final vote · House · Jul 22, 2004
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: J. Dennis Hastert