Text of KS HR 6020 (2006)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Session of 2006 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 6020 By Committee on Federal and State Affairs 3-23 A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to adopt Senate Joint Resolution 13, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage. WHEREAS, Marriage between one man and one woman provides the most stable and nurturing environment for the rearing and education of children, which is essential to the well-being of the nation, and same-sex marriage erodes the institution of marriage; and WHEREAS, The People of the State of Kansas have clearly voiced their support of traditional marriage through adoption of an amendment to the Kansas Constitution; and WHEREAS, The Full Faith and Credit clause of the United States Constitution requires states to recognize marriages performed in other states; and WHEREAS, An amendment to the federal constitution defining mar- riage as the union between a man and a woman would prevent this state from being required to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in an- other state: Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan- sas: That the Congress of the United States is urged to adopt and submit to the states for ratification the constitutional amendment proposed by Senator Brownback in Senate Joint Resolution 13; and Be it further resolved: That the Clerk of the House is directed to send an enrolled copy of this resolution to each member of the Kansas Con- gressional Delegation.