United States Senate

Prominent Senate Actions on Marriage

1. Federal Marriage Amendment 
2. Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 

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Federal Marriage Amendment, July 2004

• S.J.RES.40 (Read text) (See status) (See vote)
• Post-vote FMA Opponents' Press Conference Transcript
• Senate Committee Testimonies 
• Senate Floor Statements
  • July 9, 2004
    • Sen. Gordon Smith (R - OR) July 9, 2004
  • July 12, 2004 (in alphabetical order)

Sen. Brownback(R- KS)	Sen. Kyl (R-AZ)
Sen. Bunning (R-KY)	Sen. Lott (R-MS)
Sen. Cornyn (R-TX)	Sen. Santorum (R-PA)
Sen. Daschle (D-SD)	Sen. Santorum 2
Sen. Feinstein (D-CA)	Sen. Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Hatch (R-UT)

Sen. Allard (R-CO)	Sen. Inhofe (R-OK)
Sen. Allard 2	Sen. Jeffords (I-VT)
Sen. Allard 3	Sen. Kennedy (D-MA)
Sen. Boxer (D-CA)	Sen. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Sen. Brownback (R-KS)	Sen. Leahy (D-VT)
Sen. Bunning (R-KY)	Sen. McCain (R-AZ)
Sen. Clinton (D-NY)	Sen. Mikulski (D-MD)
Sen. Cornyn (R-TX)	Sen. Nickles (R-OK)
Sen. Cornyn 2	Sen. Reid (D-NV)
Sen. Cornyn 3	Sen. Santorum (R-PA)
Sen. Dayton (D-MN)	Sen. Santorum 2
Sen. Durbin (D-IL)	Sen. Santorum 3
Sen. Ensign (R-NV)	Sen. Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Feingold (D-WI)	Sen. Talent (R-MO)
Sen. Hatch (R-UT)	Sen. Warner (R-VA)
Sen. Hutchison (R-TX)

Federal Defense of Marriage Act, September 1996

The 104th Congress Passed the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA) in a bipartisan vote.  This act is widely considered the cornerstone of Federal marriage policy and as a bulwark against the legalization of same sex "marriage."

• DOMA Text and Analysis