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   The House is set to vote on a bill Tuesday that would codify   
   same-sex marriage into federal law -- the move coming in the   
   wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade   
   last month, after which Justice Clarence Thomas announced the   
   court should "reconsider" its past rulings on rights to   
   contraception access, same-sex relationships and same-sex   
   marriage.   
      
   Thomas, in his concurrence to Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health   
   Organization, the decision that struck down Roe v. Wade, wrote   
   that the Supreme Court should reconsider decisions involving a   
   constitutional right to privacy that guarantees fundamental   
   rights -- including same-sex marriage and access to   
   contraception.   
      
   His opinion sparked alarm among activists and Democratic   
   lawmakers.   
      
   In response, bipartisan group of House members and senators   
   introduced the bill, the Respect for Marriage Act on Monday,   
   which would enshrine marriage equality for the purposes of   
   federal law and provide additional legal protections for   
   marriage equality.   
      
   "The Supreme Court's extremist and precedent-ignoring decision   
   in Dobbs v. Jackson has shown us why it is critical to ensure   
   that federal law protects those whose constitutional rights   
   might be threatened by Republican-controlled state   
   legislatures," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a   
   statement Monday.   
      
   "LGBTQ Americans and those in interracial marriages deserve to   
   have certainty that they will continue to have their right to   
   equal marriage recognized, no matter where they live, should the   
   Court act on Justice Thomas' draconian suggestion that the 2013   
   United States v. Windsor and 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges rulings   
   be reconsidered or if it were to overturn Loving v. Virginia,"   
   Hoyer said.   
      
   The Respect for Marriage Act also would officially repeal the   
   Defense Against Marriage Act, which specifically defined   
   marriage as the union of one man and one woman and allowed   
   individual states to not recognize same-sex marriage that were   
   recognized under other states' laws.   
      
   The law was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in cases   
   as recently as 2013 and 2015, but it remains "on the books,"   
   Democrats have said. The House will would repeal the statute   
   once and for all.   
      
   The bill also requires, for federal law purposes, that an   
   individual be considered married if the marriage was valid in   
   the state where it was performed, which would give same sex and   
   interracial couples additional certainty that they will   
   "continue to enjoy equal treatment under federal law as all   
   other married couples."   
      
   The bill also prohibits any person acting under color of state   
   law from denying full faith and credit to an out of state   
   marriage based on the sex, race, ethnicity or national origin of   
   the individuals in the marriage, provides the Attorney General   
   with the authority to pursue enforcement actions, and creates a   
   private right of action for any individual harmed by a violation   
   of this provision.   
      
   "Maine voters legalized same-sex marriages in our state nearly a   
   decade ago, and since Obergefell, all Americans have had the   
   right to marry the person whom they love," Sen. Susan Collins, a   
   Maine Republican, said in a statement. "During my time in the   
   Senate, I have been proud to support legislation prohibiting   
   discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,   
   from strengthening hate crime prevention laws, to repealing   
   'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' to ensuring workplace equality. This   
   bill is another step to promote equality, prevent   
   discrimination, and protect the rights of all Americans."   
      
   The bill is expected to pass along party lines in the House   
   later this week. It's unclear, at this point, how many   
   Republicans will vote with Democrats on the bill.   
      
   Later this week, the House is also set to vote on a bill that   
   would protect a person's ability to access contraceptives and to   
   engage in contraception, and to protect a health care provider's   
      
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