Draft amendment. Not yet rated or edited by the WeAmend community.
Draft based off numerous versions of this proposed amendment, with a long history summarized here. Note “man” and “women” are undefined in this wording of the amendment, nor does it take a position on civil unions which could undermine its original purpose.
Draft DOM-18-01
Defense of Marriage Amendment
Marriage in the United States shall consist solely of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.