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

Same-Sex Marriage Protection Bill Passes US Senate

Same-Sex Marriage Protection Bill , Passes US Senate. Reuters reports that the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 61 to 36 on Nov. 29. 12 Republicans sided with 49 Democrats to push the legislation through. . Reuters reports that the bill would require the U.S. government to recognize a same-sex marriage "if it was legal in the state in which it was performed.". The measure is intended to safeguard such marriages if the Supreme Court decides to…

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…