{"id":511229,"date":"2022-11-17T00:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senate-votes-to-advance-same-sex-marriage-bill\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T00:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:06:10","slug":"senate-votes-to-advance-same-sex-marriage-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-votes-to-advance-same-sex-marriage-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"#Senate votes to advance same-sex marriage bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a371f0875910\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a371f0875910\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-votes-to-advance-same-sex-marriage-bill\/#Senate_votes_to_advance_same-sex_marriage_bill\" >Senate votes to advance same-sex marriage bill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Senate_votes_to_advance_same-sex_marriage_bill\"><\/span>Senate votes to advance same-sex marriage bill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/schumercharles_stabenowdebbie_baldwintammy_11152022getty.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Senate on Wednesday voted to start debate on legislation that would codify same-sex marriage protections, paving the way for it to pass by the end of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Senators voted 62-37 to advance the measure, with 12 Republicans joining with every Democrat in support. Lawmakers are expected to vote again tomorrow to invoke cloture, potentially setting up a final vote\u00a0by the end of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation unites Americans,\u201d Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the lone senator who identifies as a lesbian, said on the Senate floor before the vote. \u201cWith the Respect for Marriage Act, we can ease the fear for millions of same-sex and interracial couples have that their freedoms and their rights could be s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy passing this bill, we are guaranteeing same-sex and interracial couples regardless of where they live that their marriage is legal and that they will continue to enjoy the rights and the responsibilities that all other marriages are afforded. And this will give millions of loving couples the certainty, the dignity and the respect that they need and that they deserve,\u201d Baldwin continued, adding that it would help remove \u201cthe weight of the world\u201d from the backs of such couples.<\/p>\n<p>A vote on the original bill in late September was punted\u00a0until after the midterms due to the lack of GOP support prior to Election Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A number of Republicans finally came on board to back the proposal after a group of five senators, headed by Baldwin and Susan Collins (R-Maine), unveiled an amendment on Monday that contained religious freedom provisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Along with Collins, GOP Sens. Rob Portman (Ohio), Thom Tillis (N.C.), Mitt Romney (Utah), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Roy Blunt (Mo.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Todd Young (Ind.) voted to advance the proposal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Only Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who is stepping away from Washington to serve as president of the University of Florida, did not vote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/igorbobic\/status\/1592990850866610176\">told\u00a0HuffPost<\/a>\u00a0that he\u2019s \u201choping\u201d final passage could take place before the looming Thanksgiving break.<\/p>\n<p>The updated language protects nonprofit religious organizations from providing services in support of same-sex marriage, as well as religious liberty and con<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> protections under the Constitution and federal law. It would also ensure that the federal government does not recognize polygamous marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer argued Wednesday that passing the bill would represent one of the \u201chighlights of the year for this body.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis has been an incredibly productive year in Congress, full of many significant achievements. But I think passing the\u00a0Respect for Marriage Act would be one of the more significant accomplishments of the Senate to date,\u201d Schumer said from the chamber floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Only six Senate Republicans \u2014 Collins, Portman, Tillis, Romney, Murkowski and Blunt \u2014 had announced their support for the bill prior to Wednesday, with many others remaining tight-lipped beforehand. <\/p>\n<p>But in a sign of the times, the Mormon church, which had previously spent millions of dollars in opposition to gay marriage legislation at the state level, came out in support of the measure on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the continuing efforts of those who work to ensure the Respect for Marriage Act includes <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate religious freedom protections while respecting the law and preserving the rights of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters,\u201d the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement. \u201cWe believe this approach is the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin had told The Hill on Tuesday that she had hoped for a \u201crobust\u201d level of bipartisan support behind the proposal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many Republicans who voted against the legislation cited the protections already in place from the Supreme Court\u2019s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in 2015 that enshrined marriage equality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing in the bill adds new protections for gay marriage, but it does, in my view, create great uncertainty about religious liberty and institutions who oppose gay marriage,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1592986306057211904\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1592986306057211904\">tweeted<\/a> GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.).<\/p>\n<p>If the bill passes the upper chamber, the House will have to once again pass it with the new religious freedom amendment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Forty-seven House Republicans voted for the original bill in July, alongside every House Democrat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated at 4:37 p.m.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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