Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Latest action · Mar 1, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of a legal union of a man and a woman.
Prohibits any federal or state court from having jurisdiction to determine whether the U.S. Constitution or any state constitution requires the legal incidents of marriage to be conferred upon any union other than a legal union between one man and one woman.
Provides that no state shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state concerning a union between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage, or as having the legal incidents of marriage, under the laws of such other state.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2007 to Sep 18, 2008; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Feb 6, 2007 |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-TN | David Davis | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 18, 2008 |
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 Feb 6, 2007 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Feb 6, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: 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 resolution 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 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 43 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. | Related bill | Jun 25, 2008 |
| HJRES 74 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. | Related bill | Jan 14, 2008 |
| HJRES 89 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. | Related bill | Jul 28, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2007Introduced 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 resolution 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.
