The bill would require that all states recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed in any other state. The measure also would recognize these marriages for consideration of federal benefits such as Medicare and Social Security.
The bill will head to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law, which is expected to happen soon.
The bill would require that all states recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed in any other state. It would not require that states individually allow these marriages to be performed. The measure also would recognize these marriages for consideration of federal benefits such as Medicare and Social Security.
The measure was first born out of the House this summer following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which held that access to abortion was not a constitutional right. Marriage rights advocates and Democrats expressed concern that the reversal could call other decisions regarding civil liberties into question, including marriage equality.that the landmark 2015 case that legalized same-sex marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges, rests on the same legal principles that underscored Roe.
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