November 15, 2022 10:57am EST
Schumer tees up vote to codify same-sex marriage
The test vote on codifying same-sex marriage is scheduled for Wednesday and will need 60 votes to clear a filibuster
By Brianna Herlihy , Chad Pergram | Fox News
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is teeing up a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law, which will need at least 10 Republican votes.
The bill has bipartisan support and after a procedural vote scheduled Wednesday, the legislation is likely to pass later this week, or after Thanksgiving recess. The bill needs 60 votes to clear a filibuster, which is it likely to get.
"I want to be clear that passing this bill is not at all a theoretical exercise, but rather it is as real as it gets," Schumer, D-N.Y., said from the senate floor Monday evening.
"When the Supreme Court overturned Roe, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that other rights—like the right to marriage equality enshrined in Obergefell—could come next," he continued.
The top senate Democrat added that he opted to forgo bringing the bill to a vote back in September at the urging of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and said he "agreed to wait, because we were given an assurance that enough votes would materialize after the election."
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