The US House of Representatives showed overwhelming bipartisan support for the Respect for Marriage Act, a legislation designed to preemptively protect same-sex and interracial marriages in the US. The total vote tally on Tuesday was 267-157.
47 members of the Republican party decided to cross party lines in Tuesday’s vote for the Respect for Marriage Act. All Democrats in the lower chamber also voted for the new legislation.
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Here is a list of all Republicans (sorted by states) who voted in favour of protecting same-sex and interracial marriages in America:
New York: Andrew Garbarino, Chris Jacobs, John Katko, Nicole Malliotakis, Elise Stefanik and Lee Zeldin.
California: Ken Calvert, Mike Garcia, Darrell Issa, Jay Obernolte and David Valadao.
Utah: John Curtis, Blake Moore, Burgess Owens and Chris Stewart..
Florida: Kat Cammack, Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez, Brian Mast, Maria Elvira Salazar and Michael Waltz.
Ohio: Mike Carey, Anthony Gonzalez, David Joyce and Mike Turner.
Pennsylvania: Brian Fitzpatrick, Dan Meuser and Scott Perry.
Michigan: Peter Meijer and Fred Upton.
South Carolina: Nancy Mace and Tom Rice.
Illinois: Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger.
Wisconsin: Bryan Steil.
Washington: Dan Newhouse.
Minnesota: Tom Emmer.
Wyoming: Liz Cheney.
North Dakota: Kelly Armstrong.
Oregon: Cliff Bentz.
Nebraska: Don Bacon.
Iowa: Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Texas: Tony Gonzales.
Iowa: Ashley Hinson.
Idaho: Mike Simpson.
New Jersey: Jefferson Van Drew.
Missouri: Ann Wagner.
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While the Respect for Marriage Act easily passed the House with a Democratic majority, it is likely to stall in the evenly split Senate, where most Republicans would probably join a filibuster to block it.
It is one of several bills, including those enshrining abortion access, that Democrats are proposing to confront the court’s conservative majority. Another bill, guaranteeing access to contraceptive services, is set for a vote later this week, according to reports from Associated Press.
