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HCONRES 25 112th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.

Introduced: March 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action March 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the Obama administration's direction that the Department of Justice (DOJ) should discontinue defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and demands that the DOJ continue to defend DOMA in all instances.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 11 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to de…
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 67
All 67 Republican 33
EMERSON, JO
· Jun 22, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· May 26, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 26, 2011
Shuster, Bill
· May 25, 2011
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 24, 2011
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · May 24, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· May 13, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· May 12, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 10, 2011
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 10, 2011
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · May 10, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· May 5, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 5, 2011
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 30, 2011
Davis, Geoff
· Mar 30, 2011
Hensarling, Jeb
· Mar 30, 2011
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 30, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 17, 2011
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 17, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Mar 15, 2011
Duffy, Sean
· Mar 15, 2011
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 15, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· Mar 15, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 15, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 15, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Mar 11, 2011
BARTON, JOE
· Mar 11, 2011
Black, Diane
· Mar 11, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Mar 11, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 11, 2011
Graves, Tom
· Mar 11, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 11, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 11, 2011
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2011
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Mar 11, 2011
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 11, 2011
PENCE, MIKE
· Mar 11, 2011
Roby, Martha
· Mar 11, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 11, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 11, 2011
Schmidt, Jean
· Mar 11, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 11, 2011
Woodall, Rob
· Mar 11, 2011
AKIN, W.
· Mar 8, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 25: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-25/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 25: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-25/.
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H. Con. Res. 25, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-25/.
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[H. Con. Res. 25: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-25/)
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