House Passes Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage Rights
The House introduced a bill named The Respect for Marriage Act that aims to protect same-sex marriages for LGBTQIA couples.
LEARN MOREEarlier this summer, the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act by a vote of 267 to 157.
The bill amends the Civil and Commercial Code to change the words "men and women" and "husband and wife" to "individuals" and "marriage partners."
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Scripps News spoke with one of Gershkovich's colleagues at the Wall Street Journal whose full-time job now is to work on getting him home.