The House passed the Respect for Marriage Act on Thursday, thanks to the support of 39 Republicans.
Below is a list of the Republicans who voted “yes” on the act, which is now being sent to President Joe Biden’s desk for approval:
Reps. Kelly Armstrong (ND), Don Bacon (NE), Ken Calvert (CA), Kat Cammack (FL), Mike Carey (FL), Liz Cheney (WY), John Curtis (UT), Rodney Davis (IL), Tom Emmer (MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Mike Gallagher (WI), Andrew Garbarino (NY), Mike Garcia (CA), Carlos A. Gimenez (FL), Tony Gonzales (TX), Anthony Gonzalez (OH), Jaime Beutler Herrera (WA), Ashley Hinson (IA), Darrell Issa (CA), Chris Jacobs (NY), Dave Joyce (OH), John Katko (NY), Nancy Mace (SC), Nicole Malliotakis (NY), Peter Meijer (MI), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA), Blake Moore (UT), Dan Newhouse (WA), Jay Obernotle (CA), Kathleen Rice (SC), Mike Simpson (ID), Elise Stefanik (NY), Bryan Steil (WI), Chris Stewart (UT), Mike Turner (OH), Fred Upton (MI), David Valadao (CA), Ann Wagner (MO), and Mike Waltz (FL).
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The Respect for Marriage Act will federally recognize any marriage between two people regardless of their “sex, race, ethnicity or national origin.”
The House passed the first version this summer, sending it to the Senate, where a bipartisan group of senators added a religious liberty amendment to appeal to hesitant Republicans.
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The bill passed the Senate last week with bipartisan support. Thursday’s vote in the lower chamber was to agree to the Senate’s modifications.
