House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Broun R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 21, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 45.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROUN of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1577):Article V of the Constitution. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 868 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 45, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/45
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1bb79a6e3eba35ed32e37ad9c1e489fe9227571d87f3fb755abf420a6727cfb9
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 45, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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 — 31 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 32 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), J. Forbes (R-VA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Robert Hurt (R-VA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), David Roe (R-TN), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Walsh (R-IL) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Broun.
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- H.J.Res. 11 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget.
- H.R. 2900 (112th) Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2011
- H.R. 4171 (112th) Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012
- H.R. 1443 (112th) Outdoor Sports Protection Act
- H.R. 1444 (112th) To require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the…
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.