H.J.Res. 50 · 111th Congress
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
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McIntyre23 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being 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 · May 7, 2009
Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being 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: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Latest action (Jun 12, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: May 7, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.