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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2004
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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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.
- H.R. 2989 (108th) Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
- H.R. 5025 (108th) Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005
- H.R. 4193 (108th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based on 2000 census data…
- H.J.Res. 22 (108th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.J.Res. 46 (108th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
- H.R. 3184 (108th) Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act
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.