HJRES 50 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Introduced May 7, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Paul C. Broun R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 12, 2009 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 7, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2009 to Feb 23, 2010, with 23 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABill ShusterOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-INDan BurtonOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-VAEric CantorOriginalMay 7, 2009
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-OHJim JordanOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMay 7, 2009
R-OKMary FallinOriginalMay 7, 2009
Show all 43 cosponsors

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. May 7, 2009Introduced in House
  3. May 7, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

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  1. May 7, 2009Introduced in House

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