Providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the majority opinion in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) disagrees with the Supreme Court's majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges and its holdings that the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution requires states to license marriages between same-sex couples and requires states to recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state; and (2) agrees with the four dissenting opinions, which uphold the traditional definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman and the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Expresses the sense of the House that:
- the traditional definition of marriage is a union between one man and one woman;
- the majority opinion in Obergefell unconstitutionally and indefensibly distorts the definition of marriage;
- states may refuse to be bound by the holding in Obergefell;
- states are not required to license same-sex marriage or recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states; and
- individuals, businesses, churches, religious groups, and other faith-based organizations are encouraged, empowered, and protected to exercise their faith without fear of legal or government interference.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 359: Providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the majority opinion in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-359/
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H. Res. 359, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-359/.
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