A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 23, 2015)
Constitutional Amendment
Grants the United States and each state, territory, and possession the power to define marriage as limited to the union of one man and one woman.
Declares that: (1) nothing in this constitution shall be construed to require that marriage or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than the union of one man and one woman or to require that a state recognize a marriage that was licensed in another state; and (2) no decision or order of any court to the contrary, including any decision or order issued before the date of ratification, shall have any force or effect.
What just happenedApr 23, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 23, 2015
- Apr 23, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 23, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate