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- S.J.RES.12
S.J.RES.12: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage.
About This Bill
- Introduced April 23, 2015
- Latest Major Action April 23, 2015
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Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| April 23, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| April 23, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) |