House joint resolution · 107th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Sponsor: Rep. Ronnie Shows D-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2002
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 18, 2002 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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
22 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 2 Democrats
19 of 22 cosponsors (86%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), James DeMint (R-SC), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Mike Pence (R-IN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), David Phelps (D-IL), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), David Vitter (R-LA), Zach Wamp (R-TN), Dave Weldon (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronnie Shows.
- H.R. 179 (107th) Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
- H.Con.Res. 104 (107th) Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the…
- H.R. 1819 (107th) Free Trade Community Relief Act
- H.R. 1280 (107th) Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2001
- H.Con.Res. 400 (107th) Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the unfair Russian Federation ban on the importation of United States poultry.
- H.R. 5541 (107th) Rejecting Social Security Privatization Act of 2002
Sponsor’s state and district
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.