Marriage Act

The Senate advanced a stop-gap measure to protect marriage equality in the event the Supreme Court decides to reverse itself on Wednesday. The bill will head to ...

The US Senate has voted in favour of protecting same-sex marriage with the Respect For Marriage Act, with Joe Biden joining celebrations.

Several Republicans backed the move, which puts Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

People are understandably relieved after the Respect for Marriage Act was passed, protecting both same-sex and interracial marriages.

This is a straightforward bill: it merely codifies the existing requirement that the federal government and every state recognize legal marriages. In 2015, the ...

The Senate is poised this week to pass landmark legislation to federally enshrine both same-sex and interracial marriage rights.

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging passage on a cloture vote, or a motion to begin ...

All 50 Democratic senators and 12 Republicans voted Wednesday to advance the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect the rights of same-sex and ...

The Respect for Marriage Act was more limited than many realize, and voting for it offered the GOP an opportunity to align with a strong majority of the ...

Senator Portman noted the importance of marriage as a foundational unit of society, and his belief that our laws should reflect the overwhelming American ...

Same-sex couples can continue enjoying company benefits just as opposite-sex couples do now that the Respect for Marriage Act is on track to be enacted.

The law approved by the US Senate doesn't deny religious liberty to those who support traditional unions. Carl Esbeck| November 17, 2022.

WASHINGTON - On November 16, 2022, the United States Senate voted 62–37 to advance the Respect for Marriage Act. In response, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of ...