Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Requires marriage in the United States to consist only of a legal union of a man and a woman. Prohibits any federal or state court from having jurisdiction to determine whether the Constitution or any state constitution requires the legal incidents of marriage to be conferred upon any union other than a legal union between one man and one woman. Prohibits requiring any state to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state concerning a union between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage, or as having the legal incidents of marriage, under the laws of such other state.

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Timeline

1. 4 March 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 March 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 March 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 March 2009

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Sponsors

• Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42] · R · Sponsor
• Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Jim Jordan · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
• Kenny Marchant · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R · Sponsor
• LAMAR SMITH · R · Sponsor
• Harold Rogers · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
• Mike Rogers · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Jason Chaffetz · R · Sponsor
• Bill Shuster · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Sponsor
• Robert Wittman · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Gregg Harper · R · Sponsor
• Blaine Luetkemeyer · R · Sponsor
• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• Mike Coffman · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
• KEVIN BRADY · R · Sponsor
• Sam Graves · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Scalise · R · Cosponsor
• Steve King · R · Cosponsor
• Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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