http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6115.html?rev=29493 <p>H.R. 6115 would amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal the statutory definition of &quot;marriage&quot; as meaning only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and of &quot;spouse&quot; as referring only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <ul> <li>The U.S. Constitution does not assign the role of defining marriage to the federal government. Therefore, this is an issue for the states.</li> </ul> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 29493@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:33:38 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6115.html?rev=28521 <p>H.R. 6115 would amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <ul> <li>The U.S. Constitution does not assign the role of defining marriage to the federal government. Therefore, this is an issue for the states.</li> </ul> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 28521@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:18:07 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6115.html?rev=28348 <p>H.R. 6115 would amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <ul> <li>The U.S. Constitution does not assign the role of defining marriage to the federal government. Therefore, this is an issue for the states.</li> </ul> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 28348@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:16:47 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6115.html?rev=24437 <p>H.R. 6115 would amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.</p> <h2 id="toc12"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc13"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc14"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc15"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 24437@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 22 May 2008 18:30:17 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6115.html?rev=24438 <p>H.R. 6115 would amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.</p> <h2 id="toc16"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc17"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc18"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc19"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 24438@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 22 May 2008 18:30:17 EDT