State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act
Latest action · Sep 4, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act - Amends Federal law to repeal the statutory definition of "marriage" as meaning only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and of "spouse" as referring only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2003 to Apr 27, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 27, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2003 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Sep 4, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 4, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jul 9, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL31201 | Family Law: Congress’s Authority to Legislate on Domestic Relations Questions Archived | Report | Sep 13, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.