NEW: The House has passed the Right to Contraception Act, which would establish a right in federal law to obtain and use contraceptives, by a vote of 228 to 195.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin , one of the bill’s co-sponsors and the first openly lesbian senator in U.S. history. “I take great pride in being a part of this bipartisan effort to protect the progress we have made on marriage equality, because we cannot allow this freedom and right to be denied.”
The bill’s other sponsors are Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Susan Collins . In addition to securing marriage equality at the federal level, the Respect for Marriage Act would also repeal the infamous Defense of Marriage Act , a 1996 law that says states are not required to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state.
Sponsored by Rep. Kathy Manning , the Right to Contraception Act, H.R. 8373, passed on Thursday by a vote of 228 to 195. Just eight Republicans—Reps. Liz Cheney , Brian Fitzpatrick , Anthony Gonzalez , John Katko , Adam Kinzinger , Nancy Mace , Maria Salazar and Fred Upton —joined all House Democrats in support of the bill.
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