[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 72

 To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia 
           to consist of the union of one man and one woman.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2005

Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia 
           to consist of the union of one man and one woman.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MARRIAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    In the District of Columbia, for all legal purposes, ``marriage'' 
means the union of one man and one woman.
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