US Senate passes invoice defending same-sex marriage

The US Senate handed a invoice on Tuesday that will defend federal recognition of same-sex marriage. The invoice was handed 61 to 36, with 60 votes wanted for passage.

Washington,UPDATED: Nov 30, 2022 07:20 IST

Supporters of homosexual marriage wave the rainbow flag. (File photograph/Reuters)

By Reuters: The US Senate handed a invoice on Tuesday that will defend federal recognition of same-sex marriage, a measure taken up in response to worries the Supreme Court may overturn a 2015 choice that legalized it nationwide.

The narrowly tailor-made invoice, which might require the federal authorities to acknowledge a wedding if it was authorized within the state through which it was carried out, is supposed to be a backstop if the Supreme Court acted in opposition to same-sex marriage.

It wouldn’t bar states from blocking same-sex or interracial marriages if the Supreme Court allowed them to take action.

“Today the long but inexorable march towards greater equality advances forward,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stated in an announcement.

“By passing this bill, the Senate is sending a message that every American needs to hear: no matter who you are or who you love, you too deserve dignity and equal treatment under the law.”

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The invoice was handed 61 to 36, with 60 votes wanted for passage. Twelve Republicans joined 49 Democrats in supporting the invoice. One Democrat, Georgia’s Raphael Warnock, was absent, as have been two Republican senators.

The same, however not similar, invoice handed the House of Representatives earlier this 12 months with assist from 47 Republicans and all Democrats. The House would want to approve the Senate model earlier than it’s despatched to President Joe Biden to signal into legislation.

No. 2 House Democrat Steny Hoyer informed reporters on Tuesday the House would doubtless take up the Senate’s model of the invoice subsequent week.

In June, the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide proper to an abortion, undoing 50 years of precedent.

In a concurring opinion, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the courtroom ought to contemplate reversing different selections defending particular person freedoms, together with the 2015 ruling on homosexual marriage.

About 568,000 married same-sex {couples} reside within the United States, in accordance with the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nov 30, 2022