39 House Republicans Help Pass Gay-Marriage Bill

Biden will likely sign into law.

From Washington Times:

The House on Thursday gave final approval to legislation to enshrine into federal law same-sex marriage rights, which included some religious liberty protections that helped win support from conservatives.

The landmark bill, dubbed the Respect for Marriage Act, passed 258-169, with 39 House Republicans joining all the chamber’s Democrats in support of the bill. It now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature.

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The bill narrowly cleared the Democrat-run Senate last week in a 61-36 vote, one more than the 60 votes required to survive in the upper chamber.

The bill’s religious liberty carveout will shield nonprofit religious groups such as churches from lawsuits if they refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages. Private businesses will still be exposed to litigation if they won’t cater to same-sex marriage ceremonies or parties.

39 House Republicans joined all Democrats in backing the same-sex marriage bill.

From The Hill:

All Democrats supported the measure and one Republican — Rep. Burgess Owens (Utah) — voted present.

A total of 39 Republicans backed the bill: Reps. Kelly Armstrong (N.D.), Don Bacon (Neb.), Ken Calvert (Calif.), Kat Cammack (Fla.), Mike Carey (Ohio), Liz Cheney (Wyo.), John Curtis (Utah), Rodney Davis (Ill.), Tom Emmer (Minn.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Mike Gallagher (Wis.), Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.), Mike Garcia (Calif.), Carlos Gimenez (Fla.), Tony Gonzales (Texas), Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.), Ashley Hinson (Iowa), Darrell Issa (Calif.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.), Dave Joyce (Ohio), John Katko (N.Y.), Nancy Mace (S.C.), Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.), Peter Meijer (Mich.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa), Blake Moore (Utah), Dan Newhouse (Wash.), Jay Obernolte (Calif.), Tom Rice (S.C.), Mike Simpson (Idaho), Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), Bryan Steil (Wis.), Chris Stewart (Utah), Michael Turner (Ohio), Fred Upton (Mich.), David Valadao (Calif.), Ann Wagner (Mo.) and Mike Waltz (Fla.).

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