S.J.Res. 1 · 109th Congress
Same Sex Marriage resolution
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32 cosponsors · 32 R
24 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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 · Reported to Senate without amendment · May 18, 2006
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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
About this bill and sources
Official title: Marriage Protection Amendment
Latest action (Jun 7, 2006): Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 163. (consideration: CR S5534)
Policy area: Families · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 24, 2005
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Latest vote · Senate · Jun 7, 2006
Ending debate (cloture) — Cloture Motion Rejected. Vote details
Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist