S.J.Res. 12 · 114th Congress
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage.
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Grants the United States and each state, territory, and possession the power to define marriage as limited to the union of one man and one woman.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 23, 2015
Constitutional Amendment
Grants the United States and each state, territory, and possession the power to define marriage as limited to the union of one man and one woman.
Declares that: (1) nothing in this constitution shall be construed to require that marriage or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than the union of one man and one woman or to require that a state recognize a marriage that was licensed in another state; and (2) no decision or order of any court to the contrary, including any decision or order issued before the date of ratification, shall have any force or effect.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage.
Latest action (Apr 23, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 23, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.