U.S. Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives makes up the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each U.S. state is represented by two senators, regardless of population, who serve staggered six-year terms. [Wikipedia →]

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J. Scott Applewhite, APU.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)

Leahy disappointed immigration bill excludes gay, bi-national couples

Friday, May 24, 2013
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Sen. Patrick Leahy said Friday he was disappointed he was unsuccessful in his bid to amend immigration reform legislation to protect same-sex couples in which one of the partners is foreign-born. [ Read more → ]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (right) confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley on Monday. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP

Senate committee approves immigration bill without provisions for gay couples

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON — Far-reaching immigration legislation neared a final committee vote on Tuesday as the White House and Democratic supporters pressed the panel's chairman to delay a showdown over the rights of gay spouses until a debate in the full Senate. [ Read more → ]
Christopher Edwards

No resolution yet on inclusion of LGBT partners in immigration bill

Monday, May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)

Schumer worries about resolving LGBT issues in immigration bill

Thursday, May 9, 2013
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday expressed concerns over whether or not the final draft of a comprehensive immigration reform bill would contain protections for foreign-born partners of gay Americans, but would not commit to voting for such an amendment. [ Read more → ]
Sen. Patrick Lehy

Leahy submits immigration amendment to allow gays to sponsor foreign-born partners

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday filed an amendment to a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would allow legally married gay Americans to sponsor their foreign-born same-sex partners for green cards. [ Read more → ]
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Bill to ban discrimination against gay adoptive, foster parents has bipartisan support

Monday, May 6, 2013
WASHINGTON -- A bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people seeking to adopt or become foster parents is due to be reintroduced Tuesday in the U.S. Congress. [ Read more → ]
Immigration

GOP threatens immigration reform if LGBT advocates try to include same-sex partners

Thursday, May 2, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate are warning that efforts to include an amendment that offers a path to legal residency for foreign-born partners of gay Americans would derail an immigration package currently being considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee. [ Read more → ]
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act reintroduced in Congress

Thursday, April 25, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was reintroduced in both chambers of Congress on Thursday. The measure would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by civilian, nonreligious employers with at least 15 employees. [ Read more → ]
Jim Kolbe

Former congressman cites immigrant partner in Senate committee testimony

Monday, April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe of Arizona on Monday urged a Senate committee to expand its immigration reform bill to include a path to citizenship or permanent residency for immigrant same-sex partner partners, including his own. [ Read more → ]
Eric FanningU.S. Navy

Senate confirms Eric Fanning as Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force

Friday, April 19, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Eric Fanning, currently serving as Deputy Undersecretary of the U.S. Navy, to be the Undersecretary of the Air Force. [ Read more → ]
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Immigration bill excludes provisions for same-sex binational couples

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
WASHINGTON — Gay rights advocates have expressed disappointment after a bipartisan Senate group’s 844-page immigration bill omitted married gay and lesbian binational couples, leaving out the Uniting American Families Act. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

Lone Ark. Democratic senator says he still opposes marriage equality

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas' lone Democratic senator says he remains opposed to gay marriage even as Democratic senators from other conservative states have joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who say they support it. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)

U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota says he supports marriage equality

Monday, April 8, 2013
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota, one of the last remaining Democratic Senators to publicly support same-sex marriage, announced Monday that he now supports marriage equality for gay couples. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)

Orrin Hatch supports civil unions as an option to preserve ‘traditional marriage’

Monday, April 8, 2013
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says be supports legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples as a means of preserving "traditional marriage" for heterosexual couples. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Mary Lanrieu (D-La.)

Two more Senate Democrats comment on gay marriage, but hold back on support

Friday, April 5, 2013
Two more U.S. Senators weighed in on the issue of same-sex marriage on Friday, but unlike the eight previous announcements by Senate colleagues, neither expressed their public support of marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)AP

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida throws his support behind marriage equality

Thursday, April 4, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida on Thursday joined the chorus of moderate Democrats in reversing his longtime opposition to same-sex marriage, leaving only six remaining Democratic U.S. Senators who have not yet come out in support of marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)

Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois says he supports same-sex marriage

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
CHICAGO -- GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports same-sex marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Tom Caper (D-Del.)

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper announces support for same-sex marriage

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware has Tuesday announced his support for same-sex marriage, leaving only seven remaining Democratic U.S. Senators who have not yet come out in support of marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey: ‘I can no longer in good conscience’ oppose gay marriage

Monday, April 1, 2013
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- U.S. Sen. Bob Casey says he now supports gay marriage, becoming the latest lawmaker to change positions on an issue now before the U.S. Supreme Court. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

GOP Senator from Alaska says her views on same-sex marriage are ‘evolving’

Thursday, March 28, 2013
EAGLE RIVER, Alaska -- Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska's senior U.S. senator, said Wednesday that she is reviewing her stance on gay marriage. [ Read more → ]
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