ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ʃˈoʊz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl mˈæɹɪdʒ ɐmˈɛndmənt wɪð twˈɛnti tˈuː kˈɑːspɑːnsɚz ænd wʊdhɐv ɐmˈɛndᵻd ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən tə dᵻfˈaɪn mˈæɹɪdʒ æz lˈiːɡəli bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn mˈæn ænd wˈʌn wˈʊmən.
In the 107th Congress, Shows introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment with 22 cosponsors and would have amended the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as legally between one man and one woman.