SJRES 40 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Federal Marriage Amendment

Introduced Jul 7, 2004 Originated Senate Sponsor Wayne Allard R-CO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 15, 2004 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8150)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 7, 2004
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Federal Marriage Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.

Prohibits the Constitution or any State constitution from being construed to require that marital status or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than that of a man and a woman.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
Senate 155Cloture Motion Rejected48–50Jul 14, 2004

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 7, 2004 to Jul 13, 2004; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-MOJim TalentOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-AZJon KylOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-ALRichard C. ShelbyOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-PARick SantorumOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-MSThad CochranOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-MSTrent LottOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-TNWilliam H. FristOriginalJul 7, 2004
D-GAZell MillerOriginalJul 7, 2004
R-IDLarry E. CraigJul 8, 2004
R-IDMike CrapoJul 8, 2004
R-NCElizabeth DoleJul 13, 2004

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2004Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8150)
  2. Jul 14, 2004Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8061-8091)
  3. Jul 14, 2004Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 50. Record Vote Number: 155. (consideration: CR S8090-8091; text: CR S8090)
  4. Jul 13, 2004Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7952-7962, S7962-7982, S7987-8021)
  5. Jul 12, 2004Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7903-7928, S7929-7932)
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In the Congressional Record 9

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6447Jim Ryun R-KSJul 21, 2004
SenateDebate and remarks S8402William H. Frist R-TNJul 16, 2004
HouseDebate and remarks H5797Earl Blumenauer D-ORJul 15, 2004
House · SenateDebate and remarks H5658, S8060, S8061–S8090Cloture motions S8090Recorded votes S8090cloture motion on motion to proceedArlen Specter D-PA, Ben Nelson D-NE, Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Carl Levin D-MI, Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Conrad R. Burns R-MT (cloture motion), Craig Thomas R-WY (cloture motion), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Elizabeth Dole R-NC (cloture motion), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, George Allen R-VA (cloture motion), Gordon H. Smith R-OR, Jack Reed D-RI, James M. Inhofe R-OK (cloture motion), Jeff Sessions R-AL (cloture motion), Jim Talent R-MO (cloture motion), John Cornyn R-TX (cloture motion), Jon S. Corzine D-NJ, Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Kent Conrad D-ND, Larry E. Craig R-ID (cloture motion), Michael B. Enzi R-WY, Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Orrin G. Hatch R-UT (cloture motion), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Patty Murray D-WA, Pete V. Domenici R-NM, Richard C. Shelby R-AL (cloture motion), Rick Santorum R-PA, Robert C. Byrd D-WV, Robert F. Bennett R-UT (cloture motion), Sam Brownback R-KS (cloture motion), Susan M. Collins R-ME, Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, Thomas R. Carper D-DE, Tim Johnson D-SD, Wayne Allard R-CO (cloture motion), William H. Frist R-TN (cloture motion)Jul 14, 2004
House · SenateDebate and remarks H5543, H5545, S7943, S7945, S7952–S7982, S7987–S8021Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD, Barbara Boxer D-CA, Don Nickles R-OK, Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, Harry Reid D-NV, Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY, J. Gresham Barrett R-SC, James M. Inhofe R-OK, James M. Jeffords R-VT, Jeff Sessions R-AL, Jim Talent R-MO, John Cornyn R-TX, John Ensign R-NV, John McCain R-AZ, John Warner R-VA, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX, Mark Dayton D-MN, Mike Pence R-IN, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Rick Santorum R-PA, Russell D. Feingold D-WI, Sam Brownback R-KS, Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, Wayne Allard R-COJul 13, 2004
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SJRES 30Marriage resolutionIdentical billMar 22, 2004

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Marriage Amendment
Popular Titles
Marriage resolution

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 8, 2004Placed on Calendar Senate

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