U.S. House passes bill on marriage equality
STORY: U.S. House passes bill on marriage equality
DATELINE: July 21, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:26
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting on the bill
2. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol
STORYLINE:
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on marriage equality on Tuesday in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the measure.
The Respect for Marriage Act, which calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, will face an uphill battle in the evenly-divided Senate.
Signed into law in 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman and allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states.
The White House said in a statement that the Respect for Marriage Act "would enshrine the right to Federal recognition of marriage for same-sex and interracial couples."
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court o
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