Respect for Marriage Act delayed until after Thanksgiving break in Senate

Chuck Schumer at New York Pride, 2019
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said late last week that debate on the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) is suspended and will continue on November 28, when the Senate reconvenes after Thanksgiving.

The RFMA would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and require the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages performed by the states. The bill would also require all other states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed by other states. The bill would not require states that ban marriage equality to perform those marriages themselves, should they ban them if Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, is overturned.

Proponents of the law argue that it’s necessary…

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