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HJRES 50 111th Congress House Families Constitution and constitutional amendments Marriage and family status Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations

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

Introduced: May 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 12, 2009

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 2, 2009
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 5, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 8, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 14, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 7, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· May 7, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 7, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 7, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 7, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 50: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-50/
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"H.J. Res. 50: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-50/.
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H.J. Res. 50, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-50/.
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