Orrin Hatch on Gay Marriage
Voting Record
2006 Constitutional Amendment
In 2006 the Senate voted on adding a constitutional amendment which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and ensured to no state would be capable of conferring marital status on a union other than a man or a woman. Orrin Hatch voted in favor of the 2006 amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
Orrin Hatch voted in favor of the 2006 amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
2004 Constitutional Amendment
In 2004 the Senate voted on adding a constitutional amendment which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and ensured to no state would be capable of conferring marital status on a union other than a man or a woman. Orrin Hatch voted in favor of the 2004 amendment to define marriage as one man and one woman.
Orrin Hatch voted in favor of the 2004 amendment to define marriage as one man and one woman.
Defense of Marriage Act
In 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act passed the Senate with the support of 100% of the Republicans and roughly 2/3 of the Democrats. The bill defined marriage as a union between 1 man and 1 woman, and stated that no jurisdiction would be required to honor the marriage betweeen two men or two women which was granted in another jurisdiction. Orrin Hatch voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Orrin Hatch voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Sponsored and Cosponsored Legislation
Declares that: (1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and (2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.