HCR 1009 Summary

• Reaffirms Oklahoma Legislature's definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, consistent with State Question 711 approved by voters on November 2, 2004

• Asserts that power to regulate marriage is reserved to states and lies within state legislatures, not the judicial branch

• Urges the United States Supreme Court to uphold the federal Defense of Marriage Act and the authority of states to regulate marriage in response to two pending Supreme Court cases

• Commends Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt for filing an amicus curiae brief supporting Oklahoma's right to regulate marriage

• Directs distribution of the resolution to the President, Vice President, and Oklahoma Congressional Delegation