HJRES 88 · 109th Congress · Families

Marriage Protection Amendment

Introduced 2006-06-06· Sponsored by Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(2006-07-18)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 2006-07-18
Roll #378 ↗
Yea 236Nay 187
Democrats
34 Yea·159 Nay
Republicans
202 Yea·27 Nay
PassedHouse · 2006-07-18
Roll #378 ↗
Yea 236Nay 187
Democrats
34 Yea·159 Nay
Republicans
202 Yea·27 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that: (1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and (2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]AL
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]MO
Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]AL
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7]CO
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]AR
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]TX
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]SC
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]VA
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]TX
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]OH
Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2]IN