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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to marriage. (Introduced in Senate)
SJ 26 IS
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S.
J. RES. 26
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to marriage.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 25, 2003
Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BUNNING,
and Mr. INHOFE) introduced the following joint resolution; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to marriage.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress:
`Article--
`Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the Constitution of any State, nor State or Federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.'.
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