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H.J.Res. 45: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

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H.J.Res. 45: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-03 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Plain summary

Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · 32 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Constitutional amendment
A change to a constitution. In Texas the Legislature proposes an amendment with a joint resolution passed by two-thirds of the members of each chamber. It takes effect only if a majority of the people voting on it approve it. In Florida, an amendment needs at least 60% of the votes cast on it to pass.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hjres45 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112