Vote Passed 61-36, with Democrats and 12 Republicans Supporting; Bill Expected to Be Adopted in House and Signed by President Biden
Bipartisan Vote to Invoke Cloture Overcomes Key Legislative Hurdle For The Respect For Marriage Act – And Makes It Clear that the Debate Over Marriage Equality Is Over
Congress is Taking Decisive, Bipartisan Action to Ensure That Even if Loving, Windsor and Obergefell Were Overturned That the Federal Government Would Not Itself Engage in Discrimination Again
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe reversal, and with Congress considering legislation that will guarantee the rights and benefits of all marriages, HRC delivered letters from Pennsylvanians…
More Than 1,000 HRC Supporters From North Carolina Have Called or Written in Support of the Respect for Marriage Act in Recent Weeks
“For the First Time in Our Nation’s History, We Are So Close to Codifying Marriage Equality as the Law of Our Land—So Close to Ensuring That Every Family Will Have…
Legislation Would Repeal 1990s-Era ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ That Was Later Rendered Unenforceable By Supreme Court, Affirms Obergefell v. Hodges
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