President Biden to sign bill codifying same-sex, interracial marriage rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Tuesday that will codify same-sex and interracial marriage rights in the U.S. in an attempt to stave off any attempts to overturn past Supreme Court rulings.
48% : Once signed, the law will repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and recognize same-sex marriage rights in the U.S.
48% : If the Supreme Court were to overturn same-sex and interracial marriage rights in the future, states that would not issue these types of marriage licenses would still be required to recognize out-of-state marriage licenses.
46% : While some religious groups still opposed the legislation, it earned support from organizations that have not supported same-sex marriage rights in the past.
45% : Although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that states must allow same-sex couples the opportunity to wed, there have been concerns that the Supreme Court might revisit that ruling.
42% : The bill garnered support from 12 Senate Republicans, including former presidential nominee Mitt Romney who previously expressed opposition to same-sex marriage.

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