BREAKING - The bill passed by a 258-169 margin on Thursday with 39 Republicans joining all 219 Democrats in supporting the motion. The bill will soon head to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign the bill into law.
Nancy Pelosi said as one of her final acts as House speaker, she will enroll a bill meant to preserve same-sex marriage rights nationwide.
The bill passed by a 258-169 margin on Thursday with 39 Republicans joining all 219 Democrats in supporting the motion. One-hundred and sixty-nine House Republicans voted against it.Although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that states must allow same-sex couples the opportunity to wed, there have been concerns that the Supreme Court might revisit that ruling. The bill would essentially nullify any effort to overturn the bill.
Writing the majority opinion in the abortion case Dobbs v. Jackson, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the Supreme Court should revisit past cases.
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