Reply #21: Searching Thomas, the only bill found

[karynnj]

searching for Defense of Marriage Act, is one that has to be unconstitutional by Dan Burton (who was an idiot in the Indiana state legislature when I was at IU in the 1970s and is still one in the House now) The surprise is Mr Libertarian Ron Paul is a co-sponsor!

"H.R.1269
Title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (15)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
3/3/2009--Introduced.

Marriage Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution, of the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state.
MAJOR ACTIONS:

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ALL ACTIONS:

3/3/2009:
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

3/16/2009:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

* SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Marriage Protection Act of 2009

* OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.

COSPONSORS(15), ALPHABETICAL : (Sort: by date)


Rep Akin, W. Todd - 3/3/2009
Rep Alexander, Rodney - 3/3/2009
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. - 3/3/2009
Rep Barton, Joe - 3/11/2009
Rep Boozman, John - 3/3/2009
Rep Carter, John R. - 3/3/2009
Rep Graves, Sam - 3/3/2009
Rep Hall, Ralph M. - 3/3/2009
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. - 3/11/2009
Rep Lamborn, Doug - 3/3/2009
Rep Linder, John - 3/3/2009
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. - 3/3/2009
Rep Paul, Ron - 3/3/2009
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. - 3/11/2009
Rep Poe, Ted - 3/3/2009

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
House Judiciary Referral, In Committee
Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy Referral

RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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