H.R. 3313: Marriage Protection Act of 2004
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H.R. 3313: Marriage Protection Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2003-10-16 · Law · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-10-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 410 (2004): On Passage, HR3313 (2004-07-22), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Marriage Protection Act of 2004
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 19, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Marriage Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny Federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of: (1) the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that provides that no State shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other State; or (2) this Act.
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Official text
Marriage Protection Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · 48 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3313, Marriage Protection Act of 2004 (2004-07-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3313, Marriage Protection Act of 2004 (2004-07-16)
Cosponsors on this site
Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 410 (2004): On Passage, HR3313 (2004-07-22): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Jurisdiction
- The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3313.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr3313 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108