No senate vote on gay marriage until after midterms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The Respect for Marriage Act would require the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in states where it was permitted.
53% : Just about a week ago, Senate sponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act said they thought they'd be able to get the 10 Republican votes necessary on board if they made some amendments to the bill in the name of protecting religious freedom.
52% : The Equality Act, for example, is often sold as a bill that would enshrine federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
51% : The Senate will not be voting this month on whether to legislatively enshrine federal same-sex marriage recognition into law.
49% : And while it doesn't require any individual states to permit and license same-sex marriages within its own borders, it does require states to recognize marriages legally performed in other states.
45% : The Respect for Marriage Act is intended to serve as a backstop protecting same-sex marriage should the Supreme Court decide to revisit and reverse Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that obligated the federal government and all states to legally recognize these relationships.
41% : But the bill is extremely broad, dramatically increasing what counts as a public accommodation under federal law and specifically forbidding people from using religious freedom against accusations of discrimination.

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