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

H.J. Res. 51 · 113th Congress · Jun 28, 2013 · Lineage

JOINT RESOLUTION

Section 1 Short title

This joint resolution may be cited as the “Marriage Protection Amendment”.

Sec. 2 Constitutional amendment

The following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: