BREAKING: House Passes Same-Sex Marriage Act

The New York Times reports:

The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would recognize same-sex marriages at the federal level, as 47 Republicans joined Democrats in support of a measure responding to growing fears that a conservative Supreme Court could nullify marriage equality. The Respect for Marriage Act would codify the federal protections for same-sex couples that were put in place in 2015.

The legislation would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, which defined a marriage as the union between a man and a woman, a law that was struck down by Obergefell but has remained on the books. The legislation, which passed in a vote of 267 to 157, faces an uncertain future in the evenly divided Senate, where most Republicans have opposed gay rights measures.

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By a vote of 267-157, Democrats and 47 Republicans pass a bill that will codify the legalization of same-sex marriage and interracial marriages federally.

The bill now goes to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/Hlqwe9DpFN

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