United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1269 (111th)
Marriage Protection Act of 2009
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
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
3 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 March 2009 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1269
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1269
- us · 111-hr-1269 · source updated 14 August 2025