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H.R. 1269 (111th)

Marriage Protection Act of 2009

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 March 2009

Last action

16 March 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

Sponsors

Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]

Subjects

Defence, Rule of law

Source updated

14 August 2025

Defence · Rule of law

Summary

Marriage Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution, of the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state.

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Timeline

  1. 3 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 March 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 3 March 2009

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    Introduced in House · EN · 3 March 2009

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