Text of LA HCR 29 (2004)

HLS 04-499 ORIGINAL Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2004 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29 BY REPRESENTATIVE CROWE AND SENATOR FONTENOT U.S. CONSTITUTION: Memorializes congress to adopt a constitutional amendment providing that marriage shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1 To memorialize congress to adopt and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to 2 the United States Constitution providing that marriage shall consist only of the union 3 of a man and a woman. 4 WHEREAS, marriage is a sacred institution that has endured for centuries, and it has 5 been reflected historically in the laws of the United States and of the individual states as the 6 union of a man and a woman; and 7 WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution No. 56, introduced in the 108th Congress, 1st 8 Session, on May 21, 2003, commonly known as the Federal Marriage Amendment, proposes 9 an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that marriage in the United 10 States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and 11 WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution No. 56 also proposes that neither the 12 Constitution of the United States nor the constitution of any state, nor state nor federal law, 13 shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred 14 upon unmarried couples or groups; and 15 WHEREAS, the protection of marriage is essential to the continued strength of the 16 nation, and it is vital that congress adopt and submit to the states for ratification House Joint 17 Resolution No. 56 or a similar instrument defining marriage as only the union of a man and 18 a woman in order to preserve the sanctity of marriage in the United States of America. 19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby 20 memorialize congress to adopt and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the 21 HLS 04-499 ORIGINAL H.C.R. NO. 29 Page 2 of 2 Constitution of the United States providing that marriage in the United States shall consist 1 only of the union of a man and a woman. 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Resolution be transmitted 3 to the speaker of the United States House of Representatives; the president pro tempore of 4 the United States Senate; and to each member of Louisiana's congressional delegation. 5 DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. Crowe HCR No. 29 Memorializes congress to adopt and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the U. S. constitution providing that marriage shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.