[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 106 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 106
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to marriage.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 23, 2004
Mrs. Musgrave introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to marriage.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the
Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
several States:
``Article --
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
``This Article may be cited as the `Marriage Protection Amendment'.
``SECTION 2. MARRIAGE AMENDMENT.
``Marriage in the United States shall consist solely of the union
of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution
of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal
incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a
man and a woman.''.
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