HJRES 89
110th Congress
House
Families
Constitutional amendments
Homosexuality
Law
Marriage
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Introduced: May 22, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 22, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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