Text of US HB 2608 (2009)

I 111TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2608 To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 21, 2009 Mr. JORDAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. BOREN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. ALEX- ANDER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COLE, Mr. CONAWAY, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HERGER, Mr. JONES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. PENCE) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov- ernment Reform A BILL To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That in the District of Columbia, for all legal purposes, 3 ‘‘marriage’’ means the union of one man and one woman. 4 Æ VerDate Nov 24 2008 21:56 May 24, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2608.IH H2608 hsrobinson on PROD1PC76 with BILLS