Senate Passes Landmark Respect For Marriage Act In Bipartisan Vote

CBS Los Angeles

November 30, 2022

The Senate on Tuesday night approved historic legislation that provides federal protections for same-sex marriages, moving the measure closer to President Biden's desk for his signature in the final weeks of the Democratic-controlled Congress.

The bill, called the Respect for Marriage Act, passed the evenly divided upper chamber 61 to 36, with 12 Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues in support of the proposal. It needed 60 votes to pass. The legislation garnered support from a wider margin of GOP senators after it was amended to include provisions protecting religious liberty. The bill also protects interracial marriage.

"What a great day," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor after the bill's passage. "What a great day."

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