United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 13 (109th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage.
Introduced
14 April 2005
Last action
14 April 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.
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Timeline
14 April 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 April 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 April 2005
Sponsors
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/13
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/sjres/13
- us · 109-sjres-13 · source updated 10 August 2026