Same-Sex Marriage Faces Senate Test With Republican Votes Uncertain
On Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints became the most recent conservative-leaning group to back the legislationStaring down the prospect of divided government in the next Congress, Senate Democrats are moving forward with legislation this week to protect. It’s a vote that’s “as personal as it gets,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
If the Senate votes to move forward with the legislation, a final vote could come as soon as this week, or by the end of the month, while Democrats still control the House. Republicans are on the verge of winning the House majority and would be unlikely to take up the issue next year. Congress has been moving to protect same-sex marriage as support from the general public — and from Republicans in particular — has sharply grown in recent years, as the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalized gay marriage nationwide. Recent polling has found more than two-thirds of the public supports same-sex unions.Still, it’s not yet certain whether Democrats have the 10 GOP votes they need to overcome a filibuster on Wednesday and get a bill through the 50-50 Senate.
And a proposed amendment to the legislation, negotiated by supporters to bring more Republicans on board, would clarify that it does not affect rights of private individuals or businesses that are already enshrined in law. Another tweak would make clear that a marriage is between two people, an effort to ward off some far-right criticism that the legislation could endorse polygamy.
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