Senate Vote on Marriage Equality Bill Delayed Until After Midterms
16.09.2022 - 17:17
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CNN. Backers of the bill had previously hoped that it would receive an up-or-down vote prior to November’s elections, with Collins saying she hoped Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wouldn’t intentionally delay a vote on the measure to use as a cudgel against non-supportive senators in the midterms. Schumer had previously been expected to file for cloture on the bill this week, but the five senators lobbying Republicans — Baldwin, Collins, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) — said they had asked him for additional time. The five previously drafted a “consensus amendment” to add to the bill that protects religious liberty and the tax-exempt status of religious institutions, but getting Republicans to sign onto the bill has proven difficult.Due to Senate rules, and near-unanimous support from Democrats for the Respect for Marriage Act, backers need to garner at least 10 Republican votes to overcome a filibuster, as 60 votes are needed to start, and stop, debate on the legislation before it receives a final up-or-down vote.Collins told Axios that other Republicans have provided their own suggestions with language they’d like to see added to the bill.
For instance, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), said he has several amendments focusing on “religious freedom” that he wants added to the bill.
His fellow home state senator, Sen. Mike Lee, has been circulating an amendment, along with Sen.
Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), to protect federal funding for religious nonprofits.If passed, the bill, which would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, would recognize all legally-performed same-sex marriages and would prohibit any state from refusing to recognize such unions as valid. The bill previously passed the
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