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SJRES 43 110th Congress Senate Families Constitutional amendments Homosexuality Law Marriage

Marriage Protection Amendment

Introduced: June 25, 2008 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 25, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HJRES 22 Related bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
  • 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.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 10, 2008
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 9, 2008
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 25, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 43: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-43/
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"S.J. Res. 43: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-43/.
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S.J. Res. 43, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-43/.
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