SJRES 40 · 108th Congress · Families

Federal Marriage Amendment

Introduced 2004-07-07· Sponsored by Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]· Senate

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Latest: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8150)(2004-07-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Federal Marriage Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits the Constitution or any State constitution from being construed to require that marital status or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than that of a man and a woman.…

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Cosponsors (19)

1 Democrat18 Republicans
Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]KS
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]MS
Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]WY
Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL]IL
Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN]TN
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]UT
Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]TX
Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]OK
Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]AZ
Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS]MS
Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]KY
Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA]GA
Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]PA
Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]AL
Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL]AL
Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]MO
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]ID
Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]NC