SJRES 43
110th Congress
Senate
Families
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Marriage
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Introduced: June 25, 2008
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that: (1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and (2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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