House set to vote on proposal that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law

The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that would enshrine into federal law the right to same-sex marriage, in what lawmakers say comes as a response to suggestions by Justice Clarence Thomas that the Supreme Court could revisit the right to same-sex marriage in the wake of the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The legislation, named the Respect for Marriage Act, was introduced by a group of mostly Democratic lawmakers on Monday. If enacted, the bill would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman. The bill would also alter the federal definition of marriage to include same-sex unions.-- More...

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