Both the House and the Senate have passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which codifies same-sex and interracial marriages. The bill will head to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law, which is expected to happen soon. | via NPR
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, center, , surrounded by Senate and House members, participate in a bill enrollment ceremony for H.R.8404, the Respect For Marriage Act on Dec. 8.Both the House and the Senate have passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which codifies same-sex and interracial marriages. The bill will headThe legislation passed 258-169Several LGBTQ members of Congress spoke on the House floor ahead of the vote, including Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif.
The bill would require that all states recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed in any other state. It would not require that states individually allow these marriages to be performed. The measure also would recognize these marriages for consideration of federal benefits such as Medicare and Social Security.
Amendments to the original House-passed bill, led by GOP negotiators Sens. Susan Collins, Thom Tillis and Rob Portman, make sure that nonprofit religious organizations are not required to help perform a same-sex marriage.Dobbs v. Jackson , which held that access to abortion was not a constitutional right. Marriage rights advocates and Democrats expressed concern that the reversal could call other decisions regarding civil liberties into question, including marriage equality.
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