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Federal Marriage Amendment Defeat Signals Start of Long Battle

By Kevin Adler
July 21, 2004

July 14 marked the first salvo in what is anticipated to be a long and contentious battle about whether the U.S. Congress should expand its influence over the definition of marriage in the United States. Spurred by the Goodridge decision, conservative members of Congress introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment to provide additional support for the definition of marriage as solely between one man and one woman. The most prominent of these efforts has so far yielded the most high-profile defeat for traditional marriage advocates: a 50-48 loss on a procedural measure related to the Federal Marriage Amendment (SJR 30).

SJR 30, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO), would become the 28th amendment if it passes the Senate and House, and is ratified by the states. The proposed amendment reads as follows:

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