H.J.Res. 88 · 109th Congress
Same Sex Marriage resolution
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134 cosponsors · 7 D, 127 R
97 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jun 6, 2006
- House Failed Jul 18, 2006 236–187
Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that: (1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and (2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 6, 2006
Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that: (1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and (2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Marriage Protection Amendment
Latest action (Jul 18, 2006): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 6, 2006
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- House Introduced Jun 6, 2006
- House Failed Jul 18, 2006 236–187
Final vote · House · Jul 18, 2006
Passage — Failed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: J. Dennis Hastert