Biden Signs Bill Protecting Same-Sex, Interracial Marriages at Federal Level

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : U.S. President Joe Biden signed landmark legislation Tuesday protecting same-sex and interracial marriages at the federal level.
55% : "It enshrines equality, ensuring same-sex and interracial couples can access all legal protections and financial benefits that marriage affords."
51% : Thomas' opinion led to widespread concern the court would next move to overturn the right of same-sex couples to wed. A bipartisan group of senators worked on the Respect for Marriage Act to address this possibility.
47% : It would also require states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed in other states, although it does not prevent states from passing laws banning those marriages.
47% : States are not denying recognition of same-sex marriage.
47% : In a May 2022 Gallup poll, 71% of Americans said they supported same-sex marriage.
46% : The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
42% : Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit organization advancing religious freedom, said in a statement that the Respect for Marriage Act was unconstitutional and did not provide "any protection for religious individuals or organizations, and the subsequent amendments to the bill exclude a large percentage of constitutionally and statutorily protected religious organizations."
40% : But the court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision in June, overturning a right to abortion at the federal level, raised concerns about federal protections for other rights.
33% : "A single line from a single concurring opinion does not make the case for legislation that seriously threatens religious liberty.
15% : But Republican Senator Susan Collins, another co-sponsor of the legislation, said on the Senate floor that concerns about religious liberty were a false argument.

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