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S.J.Res. 40 · 108th Congress

Marriage resolution

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Constitutional Amendment - Federal Marriage Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 7, 2004

Constitutional Amendment - Federal Marriage Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.

Prohibits the Constitution or any State constitution from being construed to require that marital status or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than that of a man and a woman.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Federal Marriage Amendment

Latest action (Jul 15, 2004): Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8150)

Policy area: Families · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 7, 2004

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Latest vote · Senate · Jul 14, 2004

Ending debate (cloture) — Cloture Motion Rejected. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist

Yea48
LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens JSR Sessions RSR Shelby JKR Kyl WAR Allard SCR Chambliss ZMD Miller CGR Grassley LCR Craig MCR Crapo PFR Fitzgerald RLR Lugar PRR Roberts SBR Brownback JBR Bunning MMR McConnell NCR Coleman JTR Talent KBR Bond TCR Cochran TLR Lott CBR Burns EDR Dole BND Nelson CHR Hagel JGR Gregg PDR Domenici JER Ensign GVR Voinovich MDR DeWine DNR Nickles JIR Inhofe GSR Smith ASR Specter RSR Santorum LGR Graham BFR Frist LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison OHR Hatch RBR Bennett GAR Allen JWR Warner RBD Byrd CTR Thomas MER Enzi
Nay50
BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor JMR McCain BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein BCR Campbell CDD Dodd JLD Lieberman JBD Biden TCD Carper BND Nelson BGD Graham DAD Akaka DID Inouye THD Harkin RDD Durbin EBD Bayh JBD Breaux MLD Landrieu TKD Kennedy BMD Mikulski PSD Sarbanes OSR Snowe SCR Collins CLD Levin DSD Stabenow MDD Dayton MBD Baucus BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad JSR Sununu FLD Lautenberg JCD Corzine JBD Bingaman HRD Reid CSD Schumer HCD Clinton RWD Wyden JRD Reed LCR Chafee FHD Hollings TJD Johnson TDD Daschle JJI Jeffords PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl RFD Feingold JRD Rockefeller
Not Voting2
JKD Kerry JED Edwards
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Ted StevensRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARNay
Mark PryorDARNay
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCANay
Dianne FeinsteinDCANay
Ben CampbellRCONay
Wayne AllardRCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTNay
Joseph LiebermanDCTNay
Joseph BidenDDENay
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLNay
Bob GrahamDFLNay
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Zell MillerDGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHINay
Daniel InouyeDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIANay
Larry CraigRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Peter FitzgeraldRILYea
Richard DurbinDILNay
Evan BayhDINNay
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSYea
Jim BunningRKYYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
John BreauxDLANay
Mary LandrieuDLANay
John KerryDMANot Voting
Ted KennedyDMANay
Barbara MikulskiDMDNay
Paul SarbanesDMDNay
Olympia SnoweRMENay
Susan CollinsRMENay
Carl LevinDMINay
Debbie StabenowDMINay
Mark DaytonDMNNay
Norm ColemanRMNYea
Jim TalentRMOYea
Kit BondRMOYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Trent LottRMSYea
Conrad BurnsRMTYea
Max BaucusDMTNay
Elizabeth DoleRNCYea
John EdwardsDNCNot Voting
Byron DorganDNDNay
Kent ConradDNDNay
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Chuck HagelRNEYea
John SununuRNHNay
Judd GreggRNHYea
Frank LautenbergDNJNay
Jon CorzineDNJNay
Jeff BingamanDNMNay
Pete DomeniciRNMYea
Harry ReidDNVNay
John EnsignRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Hillary ClintonDNYNay
George VoinovichROHYea
Mike DeWineROHYea
Don NicklesROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Gordon SmithRORYea
Ron WydenDORNay
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Rick SantorumRPAYea
Jack ReedDRINay
Lincoln ChafeeRRINay
Fritz HollingsDSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim JohnsonDSDNay
Tom DaschleDSDNay
Bill FristRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
George AllenRVAYea
John WarnerRVAYea
Jim JeffordsIVTNay
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWANay
Patty MurrayDWANay
Herb KohlDWINay
Russell FeingoldDWINay
Jay RockefellerDWVNay
Robert ByrdDWVYea
Craig ThomasRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea