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SJRES 40 108th Congress Senate

Federal Marriage Amendment

Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Introduced: July 7, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2004
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8150)
Jul 14, 2004
Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 50. Record Vote Number: 155. (consideration: CR S8090-8091; text: CR S8090)
Jul 14, 2004
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8061-8091)
Jul 13, 2004
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7952-7962, S7962-7982, S7987-8021)
Jul 12, 2004
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S.J.Res. 40 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7931-7932; text: CR S7931)
Jul 12, 2004
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7903-7928, S7929-7932)
Jul 9, 2004
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7901)
Jul 8, 2004
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
Jul 7, 2004
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7755)
Jul 7, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 15, 2004

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8150)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 30 Identical bill Marriage resolution
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 8, 2004
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 7, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 40: Federal Marriage Amendment. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SJRES-40/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 40: Federal Marriage Amendment." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SJRES-40/.
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S.J. Res. 40, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SJRES-40/.
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[S.J. Res. 40: Federal Marriage Amendment](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SJRES-40/)
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