HJRES 37 · 111th Congress · Families

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

Introduced 2009-03-04· Sponsored by Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3]· House

Bill Progress

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.(2009-03-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Requires marriage in the United States to consist only of a legal union of a man and a woman. Prohibits any federal or state court from having jurisdiction to determine whether the Constitution or any state constitution requires the legal incidents of marriage to be conferred upon any union other than a legal union between one man and one woman. Prohibits requiring any state to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state concerning a union between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage, or as having the legal incidents of marriage, under the laws of such other state.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans