H.J.Res. 106 · 108th Congress

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

Stage
Did not pass
Introduced
2004-09-23
Latest action
2004-09-30 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection 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.