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Marriage Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage	Sen. John Boozman
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage	Sen. Tom Cotton
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the United States Senate - Cassidy, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reconciliation Bill	Sen. John Boozman
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the United States Senate - Cassidy, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reconciliation Bill	Sen. Tom Cotton
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of Committee of Finance, United States Senate - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reckless Tax Proposals	Sen. John Boozman

Date	Title	Politician
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage	Sen. John Boozman
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage	Sen. Tom Cotton
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the United States Senate - Cassidy, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reconciliation Bill	Sen. John Boozman
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the United States Senate - Cassidy, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reconciliation Bill	Sen. Tom Cotton
Sept. 30, 2021	Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of Committee of Finance, United States Senate - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reckless Tax Proposals	Sen. John Boozman

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Interest Group Ratings

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Proposed Initiative Act 1: An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old	Passed

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