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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
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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