U.S. Congress passes bill on same-sex marriage

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U.S. Congress passes bill on same-sex marriage

STORY: U.S. Congress passes bill on same-sex marriage DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 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. Congress approved a bill on same-sex marriage on Thursday and sent it to the White House. The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a 258-169-1 vote, a week after it went through the Senate. U.S. President Joe Biden said previously that he would sign the measure, which will cement federal protections for same-sex marriage, when it arrived on his desk. The legislation was introduced this summer after a conservative Supreme Court justice signaled that rulings on marriage equality and contraception should be reconsidered. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

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