Text of US HJR 37 (2009)

IA 111TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 37 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 4, 2009 Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. PENCE, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. PITTS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MICA, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. AKIN, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. SHU- STER, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. HARPER, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. CANTOR, and Mr. BRADY of Texas) 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 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 VerDate Nov 24 2008 00:49 Mar 05, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ37.IH HJ37 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS 2 •HJ 37 IH intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 1 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 2 States within seven years after the date of its submission 3 for ratification: 4 ‘‘ARTICLE — 5 ‘‘SECTION 1. Marriage in the United States shall con- 6 sist only of a legal union of one man and one woman. 7 ‘‘SECTION 2. No court of the United States or of any 8 State shall have jurisdiction to determine whether this 9 Constitution or the constitution of any State requires that 10 the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any 11 union other than a legal union between one man and one 12 woman. 13 ‘‘SECTION 3. No State shall be required to give effect 14 to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any 15 other State concerning a union between persons of the 16 same sex that is treated as a marriage, or as having the 17 legal incidents of marriage, under the laws of such other 18 State.’’. 19 Æ VerDate Nov 24 2008 00:49 Mar 05, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ37.IH HJ37 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS