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HJRES 37 111th Congress House

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

Introduced: March 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
Families Constitution and constitutional amendmentsIntergovernmental relationsJurisdiction and venueMarriage and family status
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Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires marriage in the United States to 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 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.

Prohibits requiring any state 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 9, 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 12, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 12, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 4, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 4, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 4, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 4, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 4, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 4, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 4, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 37: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-37/
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"H.J. Res. 37: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-37/.
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H.J. Res. 37, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-37/.
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