BREAKING: Senate Votes To Advance Marriage Bill

The Hill reports:

Senators ultimately voted 61-35 to advance the amendment to the Respect for Marriage Act that includes language related to religious liberty and conscience protections under the Constitution and federal law. It would also continues to prohibit polygamous marriage.

But the voting was held open for almost two-and-a-half hours as senators wrangled over whether additional amendments could come up for a vote and waited on the votes of three Republicans who had earlier this month voted to advance the broader bill. Sixty votes were needed to limit debate.

Monday’s vote puts lawmakers another step closer to sending the bill to President Biden’s desk. A vote on final passage in the Senate is expected later this week. The measure has already passed the House, but because of the amendment it would have to go back to the lower chamber for another vote.

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