HJRES 89 · 110th Congress · Families

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Introduced 2008-05-22· Sponsored by Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.(2008-07-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24]FL
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]IL
Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]GA
Rep. Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7]MI
Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]CA
Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2]MI
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]MI
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]WY
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]MO
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]TX
Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]SC
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]VA
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]NC
Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7]GA