Respect for Marriage Act
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Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law amid Catholic bishops’ concerns
President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) into law Tuesday during a ceremony on the South Lawn... Read more
House passes same-sex marriage bill in final vote, sending it to Biden’s desk
A total of 219 Democrats, along with 39 Republicans, voted “yea” to the bill. One hundred sixty-nine Republicans voted against... Read more
House expected to pass same-sex marriage bill Thursday
The bill, which would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and recognize same-sex marriages on a federal level, has ... Read more
What the same-sex marriage vote means for Catholics
With Congress now poised to enshrine same-sex marriage into federal law — largely thanks to Senate Republicans — opponents of... Read more
Senate passes same-sex marriage bill, sending it back to the House
The present bill would not require any state to allow same-sex couples to marry, but would require states to recognize... Read more
Sen. Mike Lee challenges Republicans backing ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
Lee is calling on the 12 Republican senators who voted to advance the act to adopt protections for those who... Read more
