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SAME SEX MARRIAGE HITS HOUSE FLOOR

The House of Representatives is expected to take action on the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) possibly this week. Today, September 20 has been dubbed "Congressional Call-in Day" to encourage people to contact their congressman politely persuading them to stand for marriage and vote in favor of the FMA.

The legislation, H.J.Res. 56 was introduced by Rep. Musgrave (R-CO) and requires a 2/3 majority to pass the House. As you recall, in July the FMA failed to receive even the required votes to end debate in the Senate and was never brought up for a vote on the merits. However, since the House operates under different rules than the Senate, this vote will be on the merits of the bill and a representative will not be able to hide behind some "procedural" vote!

To find out who your Congressman is, please visit the House web site at http://www.house.gov/ . Their contact information, including phone number and email address, is available on their Congressional web site. Also, below are listed the Congressmen who are currently cosponsors of H.J.Res. 56. Currently that list is 130 Congressmen, but 288 are needed for this to pass. If one of these is your representative, please thank them for taking a stand for marriage. However, if your representative is not on this list, then they are either undecided or in opposition to the Federal Marriage Amendment.

Please also remember that every House member is up for election every two years - that means in November's election, all 435 members of the House of Representatives will be on that ballot in their home state.

Cosponsor List for H.J.Res. 56-Federal Marriage Amendment
Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4] - 10/8/2003 Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 6/10/2003
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 9/24/2003 Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 9/30/2003
Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 11/20/2003 Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] - 7/25/2003
Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 7/8/2003 Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 6/2/2003
Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] - 7/23/2003 Rep Beauprez, Bob [CO-7] - 7/24/2003
Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] - 5/18/2004 Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] - 2/24/2004
Rep Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 1/23/2004 Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 7/23/2003
Rep Bonilla, Henry [TX-23] - 6/8/2004 Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] - 9/10/2003
Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 7/10/2003 Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 7/10/2003
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] - 11/21/2003 Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 6/10/2003
Rep Burns, Max [GA-12] - 7/8/2003 Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] - 6/8/2004
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 11/20/2003 Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 9/9/2003
Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] - 11/21/2003 Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] - 7/10/2003
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] - 7/24/2003 Rep Chocola, Chris [IN-2] - 7/24/2003
Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] - 9/9/2003 Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] - 2/10/2004
Rep Collins, Mac [GA-8] - 7/8/2003 Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] - 7/24/2003
Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] - 7/22/2003 Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 9/3/2003
Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] - 7/23/2003 Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] - 5/21/2003
Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] - 7/15/2003 Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-10] - 11/20/2003
Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] - 6/10/2003 Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] - 7/10/2003
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 2/10/2004 Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 7/24/2003
Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 11/20/2003 Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] - 9/3/2003
Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 2/10/2004 Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] - 10/7/2003
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 7/23/2003 Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 7/23/2003
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 7/22/2003 Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 7/15/2003
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 6/2/2003 Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 9/24/2003
Rep Gutknecht, Gil [MN-1] - 7/23/2003 Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 5/21/2003
Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] - 9/3/2003 Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] - 7/8/2003
Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] - 7/23/2003 Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] - 2/24/2004
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 7/17/2003 Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] - 7/10/2003
Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] - 11/21/2003 Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 7/10/2003
Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] - 7/23/2003 Rep Isakson, Johnny [GA-6] - 6/24/2003
Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] - 6/10/2003 Rep Janklow, William J. [SD] - 11/20/2003
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 6/10/2003 Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 6/10/2003
Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] - 10/15/2003 Rep Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] - 6/24/2003
Rep King, Steve [IA-5] - 6/24/2003 Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 9/10/2003
Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] - 6/25/2003 Rep Linder, John [GA-7] - 9/7/2004
Rep Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3] - 7/7/2004 Rep Lucas, Ken [KY-4] - 9/3/2003
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] - 9/3/2003 Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-3] - 9/7/2004
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 9/30/2003 Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 5/21/2003
Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] - 5/19/2004 Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] - 10/8/2003
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 6/25/2003 Rep Myrick, Sue [NC-9] - 7/25/2003
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] - 11/20/2003 Rep Ney, Robert W. [OH-18] - 3/11/2004
Rep Northup, Anne [KY-3] - 6/1/2004 Rep Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] - 6/10/2003
Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] - 2/24/2004 Rep Osborne, Tom [NE-3] - 9/3/2003
Rep Oxley, Michael G. [OH-4] - 5/5/2004 Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] - 7/23/2003
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 6/10/2003 Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 5/21/2003
Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] - 7/23/2003 Rep Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [MS-3] - 7/15/2003
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 6/2/2003 Rep Pombo, Richard W. [CA-11] - 7/23/2003
Rep Putnam, Adam H. [FL-12] - 7/6/2004 Rep Radanovich, George P. [CA-19] - 7/22/2004
Rep Rogers, Harold [KY-5] - 10/7/2003 Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] - 7/8/2003
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 7/24/2003 Rep Ryun, Jim [KS-2] - 6/10/2003
Rep Sandlin, Max [TX-1] - 3/2/2004 Rep Schrock, Edward L. [VA-2] - 7/23/2003
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 7/24/2003 Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 11/20/2003
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] - 7/24/2003 Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 7/23/2003
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 11/21/2003 Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 6/24/2003
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] - 7/23/2003 Rep Stenholm, Charles W. [TX-17] - 7/8/2003
Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 7/22/2003 Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] - 9/24/2003
Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [LA-3] - 7/22/2003 Rep Taylor, Charles H. [NC-11] - 6/8/2004
Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] - 7/17/2003 Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 7/23/2003
Rep Toomey, Patrick J. [PA-15] - 7/25/2003 Rep Turner, Michael R. [OH-3] - 9/9/2003
Rep Vitter, David [LA-1] - 5/21/2003 Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] - 7/8/2003
Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] - 6/2/2003 Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 7/10/2003
Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] - 7/15/2003 Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 6/2/2003
Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] - 2/10/2004