House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2009
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 26, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
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
64 cosponsors — 60 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 64 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Campbell (R-CA), Eric Cantor (R-VA), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Travis Childers (D-MS), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Mary Fallin (R-OK), John Fleming (R-LA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and 34 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1825 (111th) Clean Up Government Act of 2009
- H.R. 3298 (111th) Discretionary Spending Control Act of 2009
- H.R. 477 (111th) Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2009
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.