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HJRES 22 110th Congress House Families Constitutional amendments Government Operations and Politics Interstate relations Jurisdiction Law Marriage Same-sex marriage State constitutions State courts State laws

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

Introduced: February 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall 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 U.S. 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.

Provides that no state shall be required 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.

What's happening now March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HJRES 74 Related bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
  • HJRES 89 Related bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
  • SJRES 43 Related bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 18, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 25, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 25, 2008
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jun 25, 2008
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 25, 2008
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 6, 2007
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 6, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 22: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-22/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 22: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-22/.
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H.J. Res. 22, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-22/.
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