Text of US HJR 32 (2015)

IA 114TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 32 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Mr. HUELSKAMP (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. JONES, Mr. LATTA, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the following joint resolution; which was 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 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 2 thirds of each House concurring therein), 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 4 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Marriage 5 Protection Amendment’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Feb 13, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ32.IH HJ32 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 32 IH SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. 1 The following article is proposed as an amendment 2 to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 3 valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitu- 4 tion when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of 5 the several States within seven years after the date of its 6 submission for ratification: 7 ‘‘ARTICLE — 8 ‘‘Marriage in the United States shall consist only of 9 the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitu- 10 tion, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed 11 to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be 12 conferred upon any union other than the union of a man 13 and a woman.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Feb 13, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ32.IH HJ32 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS