Same-sex marriage bill advances one step closer to Senate passage

Senate passes law protecting same-sex and interracial marriages

Democratic Senator from Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin (center) speaks after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act (Picture: EPA) The US Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a bipartisan vote, which would enshrine same-sex and interracial marriage into law. The bill will now move to the House of Representatives for a final vote. Democrats are hoping to move it through the chamber quickly while they still retain a narrow majority. …

Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes Senate with Huge Republican Support

Gay marriage may have gotten a reprieve because the United States Senate just voted to create significant same-sex marriage protections into federal law, and even a number of conservatives gave a thumbs up.

Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage

By MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide.The bill, which would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are en…

Ashcroft criticizes Blunt's support for Senate bill protecting same-sex marriage

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said Tuesday he was “flabbergasted” that retiring Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt supports a bill adding federal legal protections to same-sex marriages.

U.S. Senate gives final passage to same-sex marriage bill without support from Cruz and Cornyn

By Matthew Choi, The Texas TribuneNov. 29, 2022“U.S. Senate gives final passage to same-sex marriage bill without support from Cruz and Cornyn” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.WA…

US passes the Respect for Marriage Act protecting same-sex marriages, know all about it and its history

The US Senate passed the same-sex marriage protection bill on Tuesday that would protect the federal recognition of same-sex marriage. The measure was taken up in response to apprehensions that the Supreme Court could overturn a 2015 decision that legalised same-sex marriage in all fifty states of the US. The bill is basically a pre-emptive attempt to safeguard the rights of the LGBTQ+ community if the Supreme Court ever acted against the 2015 s…