S 2980
111th Congress
Senate
Families
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
A bill to protect the democratic process and the right of the people of the District of Columbia to define marriage.
Introduced: February 2, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 2, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Prohibits the government of the District of Columbia from issuing a marriage license to any couple of the same sex until the people of the District have the opportunity to hold a referendum or initiative on the question of whether the District should issue same-sex marriage licenses.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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