This page contains bill sponsorships in the Senate and House.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
Bill Sponsorship: Respect for Marriage Act
Source: S.29 & H.197
Congressional Summary: Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to let states recognize same sex marriage. Defines "marriage" to provide that an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state or country where the marriage was entered into. Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife).Wikipedia and GLAAD history: In United States v. Windsor (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court declared Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) struck down the act's provisions disallowing same-sex marriages to be performed under federal jurisdiction. The Supreme Court case did not challenge Section 2 of DOMA. Section 2 declares that all states have the right to deny recognition of the marriage of same sex couples that originated in states where they are legally recognized. Heritage Foundation
recommendation to vote NO: (3/20/2013): Americans respect marriage, not only as a crucial institution of civil society but the fundamental building block of all human civilization. This is why 41 states and the federal government affirm that marriage is between a man and a woman. The government isn't in the business of affirming our loves. Rather it leaves consenting adults free to live and love as they choose. And contrary to what some say, there is no ban on same-sex marriage. In all 50 states, two people of the same sex may choose to live together, and choose to join a religious community that blesses their relationship. What's at issue is whether the government will recognize such relationships as marriages--and compel others to recognize and affirm same-sex relationships as marriages. Legislative outcome: Died in Committee (never came to a vote).
Also see related legislation S.29 and opposing legislation H.5055
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3.
Question 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Headline: Let states recognize same sex marriage
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Sponsored bill to let states recognize same sex marriage
(Score: 2)
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 7.
- Headline: Let states recognize same sex marriage
(Answer: B)
- Headline 2: Sponsored bill to let states recognize same sex marriage
(Answer: C)
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 7 on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
- A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
- B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
- C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
- D: Unsure
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 17-H0197 |
| Pete Aguilar |
s1s | California Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015 |
| Brad Ashford |
s1s | Nebraska Democratic House Member | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Karen Bass |
s1s | California Democrat | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Joyce Beatty |
s1s | Ohio Democrat | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Xavier Becerra |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Ami Bera |
s1s | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1s | Oregon Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1s | Oregon Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Robert Brady |
s1s | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Julia Brownley |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Cheri Bustos |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Lois Capps |
s1s | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Michael Capuano |
s1s | MA Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009) | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Tony Cardenas |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Matt Cartwright |
s1s | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Kathy Castor |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Judy Chu |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| David Cicilline |
s1s | Rhode Island Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Katherine Clark |
s1s | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Yvette Clarke |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| James Clyburn |
s1s | South Carolina Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Steve Cohen |
s1s | Tennessee Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1s | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Gerry Connolly |
s1s | Virginia Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| John Conyers |
s1s | Michigan Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Jim Cooper |
s1s | Tennessee Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Joe Courtney |
s1s | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Joseph Crowley |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1s | Maryland Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Susan Davis |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Peter Defazio |
s1s | Oregon Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Diana DeGette |
s1s | Colorado Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| John Delaney |
s1s | Maryland Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Rosa DeLauro |
s1s | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Suzan DelBene |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1s | California Democratic House Member | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Ted Deutch |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Lloyd Doggett |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Tammy Duckworth |
s1s | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Donna Edwards |
s1s | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Keith Ellison |
s1s | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Eliot Engel |
s1s | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Anna Eshoo |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1s | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Sam Farr |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Bill Foster |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Lois Frankel |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Marcia Fudge |
s1s | Ohio Democrat | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Tulsi Gabbard |
s1s | Hawaii Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Ruben Gallego |
s1s | Arizona Democratic House Member | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Gwen Graham |
s1s | FL Democratic candidate for Governor | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Alan Grayson |
s1s | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1s | Arizona Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Janice Hahn |
s1s | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Denny Heck |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Brian Higgins |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Mike Honda |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Steny Hoyer |
s1s | Maryland Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Jared Huffman |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Steve Israel |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Hank Johnson |
s1s | Georgia Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Joe Kennedy III |
s1s | MA Democratic Senate challenger | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Dan Kildee |
s1s | Michigan Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Derek Kilmer |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Ron Kind |
s1s | WI Former Democratic challenger (2012) | May 1, 2015 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1s | Arizona Democrat | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Annie Kuster |
s1s | New Hampshire Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| James Langevin |
s1s | Rhode Island Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Rick Larsen |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Feb 2, 2015 |
| John Larson |
s1s | Connecticut Democrat | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Sander Levin |
s1s | Michigan Democrat | Jan 8, 2015 |
| John Lewis |
s1s | Georgia Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| David Loebsack |
s1s | Iowa Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Zoe Lofgren |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Alan Lowenthal |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Nita Lowey |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Ben Ray Lujan |
s1s | New Mexico Democrat | Jan 21, 2015 |
| Steve Lynch |
s1s | Massachusetts Democrat (Senate run 2013) | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Carolyn Maloney |
s1s | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Sean Maloney |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Doris Matsui |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Betty McCollum |
s1s | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Jim McDermott |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Gregory Meeks |
s1s | New York Dem./Working-Families | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Grace Meng |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Gwen Moore |
s1s | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Patrick Murphy |
s1s | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s2p | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | |
| Grace Napolitano |
s1s | California Democrat | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1s | District of Columbia Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Beto O`Rourke |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Frank Pallone |
s1s | New Jersey Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1s | New Jersey Democrat | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Nancy Pelosi |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Ed Perlmutter |
s1s | CO Democratic candidate for Governor | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Scott Peters |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Chellie Pingree |
s1s | Maine Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Mark Pocan |
s1s | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Jared Polis |
s1s | CO Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor | Jan 7, 2015 |
| David Eugene Price |
s1s | North Carolina Democrat | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Mike Quigley |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Charles Rangel |
s1s | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Kathleen Rice |
s1s | New York Democratic House Member | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Raul Ruiz |
s1s | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2015 |
| Dutch Ruppersberger |
s1s | Maryland Democrat | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Bobby Rush |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Tim Ryan |
s1s | OH Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from OH-13 | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Linda Sanchez |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Loretta Sanchez |
s1s | CA Democratic Senate candidate | Feb 5, 2015 |
| John Sarbanes |
s1s | Maryland Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Jan Schakowsky |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Adam Schiff |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Kurt Schrader |
s1s | Oregon Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Bobby Scott |
s1s | Virginia Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| David Scott |
s1s | Georgia Democrat | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Jose Serrano |
s1s | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Brad Sherman |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Kyrsten Sinema |
s1s | Arizona Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| David Adam Smith |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Mark Takano |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Mike Thompson |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Dina Titus |
s1s | Nevada Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Paul Tonko |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Niki Tsongas |
s1s | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1s | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Juan Vargas |
s1s | California Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Marc Veasey |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Nydia Velazquez |
s1s | New York Democrat/Working-Families | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Peter Welch |
s1s | Vermont Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| Frederica Wilson |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
| John Yarmuth |
s1s | Kentucky Democrat | Jan 7, 2015 |
Independents
participating in 17-H0197 |
| Madeleine Bordallo |
s1s | Guam Delegate | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Eric Swalwell |
s1s | CA Presidential candidate (withdrawn); U.S. Rep from CA-15 | Jan 7, 2015 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
138
Republicans:
4
Independents:
2 |
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