[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 1 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 435
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. J. RES. 1
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to marriage.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 24, 2005
Mr. Allard (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lott, Mr. Enzi, Mr. DeMint,
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Alexander, Mr. Frist, Mr. Talent, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kyl,
Mrs. Dole, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Isakson, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Shelby,
Mr. Allen, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. DeWine) introduced the following
joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
May 18, 2006
Reported by Mr. Specter, without amendment
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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. This article may be cited as the `Marriage Protection
Amendment'.
``Section 2. Marriage in the United States shall consist only 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.''.
Calendar No. 435
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. J. RES. 1
_______________________________________________________________________
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to marriage.
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May 18, 2006
Reported without amendment