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House resolution · 106th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Recognizing the importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages throughout the United States.

H.Res. 280Introduced Aug 5, 1999Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Vernon Ehlers R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 12, 2000 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans

0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Steve Largent (R-OK), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Ron Packard (R-CA), Tom Petri (R-WI), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), John Porter (R-IL), Fred Upton (R-MI), David Vitter (R-LA), Edward Whitfield (R-KY), Heather Wilson (R-NM).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vernon Ehlers.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.