Coordinated campaign by anti-LGBTQ groups fails to weaken support among GOP Senators as the bill sees clear path to near-certain passage
Liberty Counsel's CEO amplified the lie that same-sex marriage would lead to "grooming" and child sexual exploitation
President Joe Biden has urged Congress to expeditiously send the Respect for Marriage Act to his desk where it will become law
The legislation presents a rare area on which the deeply divided Congress has struck an agreement to pass a significant bipartisan bill
RFMA will require states to recognize same-sex marriages performed where they are legal preserving more than 1,100 federal rights & benefits
“This bill is careful with how to thread the needle protecting state and federal marriages without addressing a host of other issues”
Senator Schumer is expected to bring the Respect for Marriage Act to the Senate floor for a vote on Wednesday
As the results of the midterms are tallied, advocates turn to legislative priorities in Congress’s lame duck session
It’s unclear why the vote is delayed until after midterms. The expectation was Majority Leader Schumer would soon start procedural process
“These loving couples deserve this certainty and the American people overwhelmingly agree” ~ Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
