US House passes a bill to protect same-sex marriage for the second time, this time with less Republican support

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The bill, designed to strengthen protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, requires states to recognize marriages performed in other states and repeals the federal "Defense of Marriage Act" that defined marriage as solely between a man and woman.
50% : Over the last four months, a bipartisan group of senators worked to amend the bill to ensure protections for religious liberties, and ultimately 12 Republican senators supported a new version of the legislation.
47% : The legislation was first introduced following the the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in June, when conservative Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in a concurring opinion to the court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that the Court's 2015 ruling finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage should be "reconsidered" as well.
38% : He explained that his vote was merely about protecting interracial marriage and claimed that the Respect for Marriage Act "literally destroys religious freedom."

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