IIA 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 13 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2005 Mr. Brownback (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: —

1. Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.

2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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