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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To establish that marriage in the United States consists only of the union of a man and a woman.

H.R. 4892Introduced Jul 22, 2004Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Ernest Istook R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 22, 2004 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

39 cosponsors — 39 Republicans

0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Mac Collins (R-GA), John Culberson (R-TX), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Virgil Goode (R-VA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), John Linder (R-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Mike Pence (R-IN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Mike Rogers (R-AL) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ernest Istook.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-5 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.