Senate joint resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Marriage Protection Amendment

S.J.Res. 1Introduced Jan 24, 2005Policy area: Families

Where it went

IntroducedJan 24, 2005
Committee actionMay 18, 2006
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 7, 2006 — Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 163. (consideration: CR S5534)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S.J.Res. 1.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage” on May 22, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 18, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2006 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17795
CBO publication date
May 22, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S.J.Res. 1, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/sjres/1
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
931045ee84c6185d7ef1eb97d43066e7b6976e5c162ea3de0abf1245dedc31b6
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage” on May 22, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 18, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17795
CBO publication date
May 22, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S.J.Res. 1, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/sjres/1
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
931045ee84c6185d7ef1eb97d43066e7b6976e5c162ea3de0abf1245dedc31b6
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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

32 cosponsors — 32 Republicans

0 of 32 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), George Allen (R-VA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James DeMint (R-SC), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Michael Enzi (R-WY), William Frist (R-TN), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Chester Lott (R-MS), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Jim Talent (R-MO) and 2 more.

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