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	<form>
		<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code>
		<congress>111th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>1st Session</session>
		<legis-num>H. R. 2608</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20090521">May 21, 2009</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="J000289">Mr. Jordan of Ohio</sponsor>
			 (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="B001254">Mr. Boren</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="B000208">Mr. Bartlett</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="A000361">Mr. Alexander</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="B001262">Mr. Broun of Georgia</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="C001046">Mr. Cantor</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="C001076">Mr. Chaffetz</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="C001053">Mr. Cole</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="C001062">Mr. Conaway</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="F000453">Ms.
			 Fallin</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="F000456">Mr. Fleming</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="F000445">Mr. Forbes</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="F000448">Mr. Franks of Arizona</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="G000548">Mr. Garrett of New Jersey</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="G000552">Mr. Gohmert</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="H000528">Mr. Herger</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="J000255">Mr. Jones</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="K000362">Mr. King of Iowa</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="K000363">Mr. Kline of Minnesota</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="L000564">Mr. Lamborn</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="L000566">Mr. Latta</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="L000569">Mr. Luetkemeyer</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="M001158">Mr. Marchant</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="M001156">Mr. McHenry</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="M000485">Mr. McIntyre</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="N000182">Mr. Neugebauer</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="R000395">Mr. Rogers of Kentucky</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="S001176">Mr. Scalise</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="S000583">Mr. Smith of Texas</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="T000260">Mr. Tiahrt</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="W000795">Mr. Wilson of South Carolina</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="P000591">Mr. Price of Georgia</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="B001236">Mr. Boozman</cosponsor>, and
			 <cosponsor name-id="P000587">Mr. Pence</cosponsor>) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HGO00">Committee
			 on Oversight and Government Reform</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District
		  of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman.</official-title>
	</form>
	<legis-body id="HE3B3891CF20443499A28909B46DF081E" style="OLC">
		<section display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD5D7B97526E24B22AA221F94F9CE7085" section-type="undesignated-section"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That in the District of Columbia, for all
			 legal purposes, <quote>marriage</quote> means the union of one man and one
			 woman.</text>
		</section></legis-body>
</bill>
