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HJRES 32 114th Congress House

Marriage Protection Amendment

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

Introduced: February 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendmentsMarriage and family statusSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationState and local government operations
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Feb 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1017)
Feb 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 14
Collins, Doug
· Jul 7, 2015
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Feb 20, 2015
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 12, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Feb 12, 2015
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Feb 12, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 32: Marriage Protection Amendment. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-32/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 32: Marriage Protection Amendment." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-32/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 32, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-32/.
Markdown link
[H.J. Res. 32: Marriage Protection Amendment](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-32/)
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