Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on September 7 committed to holding a vote on a marriage equality bill in the coming weeks as lawmakers continue their quest to protect marriage rights in the face of a conservative Supreme Court.
“A vote on marriage equality will happen on the Senate floor in the coming weeks,” Schumer said on September 7.
In July, the House of Representatives — including 47 Republican members — passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires states to respect those who are in same-sex marriages or interracial marriages. The bill would also formally repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which was already nixed by the courts but remains on the books.