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December 8, 2022
In a historic vote — the bill to protect gay marriage and interracial marriage will be the law of the land.
The House passed the Respect for Marriage Act this morning.
Final vote: 258 to 169 with 39 Republicans joining all Democrats to vote yes. All the no votes were Republicans and one Republican voted present. (4 Republicans did not vote)
This new law repeals the 1996 law that federally defined marriage as between a man and a woman. Today’s law requires the federal government to recognize any marriage between two individuals if the union was valid in the state where it was performed. It also requires states to accept the legitimacy of a valid marriage performed in another state if it’s not legal to marry in that state. It does not require states to perform marriages contrary to its own laws. Nor does it require individuals or groups to provide services for a wedding ceremony or celebration if it’s against their religious beliefs.
This bill will now go to the President’s desk for signature.
WHO VOTED YES ON THIS BILL?
All Democrats.
Republicans who voted YES on Respect for Marriage Act:
Representatives: Armstrong, Bacon, Calvert, Carey, Cammack, Cheney, Curtis, Rodney, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Gallagher, Garbarino, Garcia (CA), Gonzales, Gonzalez (Ohio), Gimenez, Hinson, Herrera Beutler, Issa, Jacobs, Joyce (Ohio) Katko, Emmer, Malliotakis, Meijer, Mace, Miller-Meeks, Moore (Utah),
Newhouse, Obernolte, Rice (S.C.), Simpson, Stefanik, Steil, Stewart, Turner, Upton, Valadao, Wagner, Waltz
Republican who voted PRESENT: Representative Owens
Notable: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy voted NO.
