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The US House of Representatives passes the same-sex marriage protection bill

2022-12-09 09:06:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The US House of Representatives passes the same-sex marriage protection bill

The House of Representatives gave final approval to legislation protecting same-sex marriage, an important step in a decades-long battle for this nationwide recognition that reflects a sharp shift in social attitudes.

President Joe Biden has said he will immediately sign the bill, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages. It's a relief for hundreds of thousands of couples who have married since the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling legalizing these marriages and are worried about what would happen if the ruling were overturned.

In a statement after the vote, President Biden called the legislation a "critical step in ensuring that Americans have the right to marry the person they want." He said the legislation offers "hope and dignity for millions of young people who can grow up across this country knowing that their government will recognize and respect the families they build."

The bipartisan legislation, which passed 258-169 with 39 Republican votes, would also protect interracial marriages by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of "sex, race, ethnicity or national origin." After months of negotiations, the Senate passed the bill last week with 12 Republican votes.

Democrats moved the bill quickly through the House and Senate after the Supreme Court's ruling in June overturned the federal right to abortion — including a concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas that suggested the 2015 ruling legalizing marriage and same sex should be reconsidered.

While many Republicans predicted that was unlikely to happen and said the bill was unnecessary, Democrats and supporters of the bill said it should not be left to chance.

"We need it," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who presided over the vote as one of her last acts in office before leaving in January.
The bill is "a glorious triumph of love and freedom " Mrs. Pelosi said, tearing up as she celebrated his approval.

In the debate before the vote, several gay members of Congress spoke about what this federal law means to them and their families. Lawmaker Mark Pocan, Democrat of Wisconsin, said he and his husband should be able to visit each other in the hospital like any other married couple and receive spousal benefits "regardless of whether the spouse's name is Samuel or Samantha."

The legislation has lost some Republican support since July, when 47 Republicans voted for it — a powerful and unexpected show of support that kicked off serious negotiations in the Senate. However, most of those lawmakers stood firm by voting in favor of the bill. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy voted against./VOA


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