Respect for Marriage Act
The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) is a proposed bill in the U.S. Congress that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and require the U.S. federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages. The bill would not compel individual states to recognize same-sex marriages.
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Two more GOP lawmakers sign-on to co‑sponsor DOMA repeal bill
Wednesday, February 4, 2015Two more GOP lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act, raising the total to four Republicans supporting a bill that would fully repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. -
Democrats reintroduce DOMA repeal bill on opening of 114th Congress
Wednesday, January 7, 2015Democratic lawmakers kicked off the 114th Congress on Tuesday by reintroducing the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would fully repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. -
Va. governor rejects call to appoint prosecutor to defend gay marriage ban
Tuesday, January 28, 2014RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe on Monday rejected a request from dozens of Republican lawmakers asking him to appoint a special prosecutor to defend the state’s same sex marriage ban. -
Lawmakers reintroduce DOMA repeal bill on heels of Supreme Court ruling
Thursday, June 27, 2013WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Congress, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key… -
Two GOP congressmen announce support for DOMA repeal
Thursday, December 27, 2012Two Republican members of the U.S. House have announced their support for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. -
Nadler pushes DOMA repeal, despite recent court rulings
Wednesday, October 24, 2012A New York Democrat leading the charge against the Defense of Marriage Act in Congress is stressing the need for legislative action against the anti-gay law despite a string of victories in the courts. -
Cancer-stricken soldier fights for her life, family’s equality
Wednesday, July 18, 2012Freedom to Marry and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) on Wednesday released a new online video featuring Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Charlie Morgan and her wife, Karen, spotlighting the inequalities forced upon gay and lesbian service… -
Broad coalition launched to repeal federal ‘Defense of Marriage Act’
Friday, February 3, 2012WASHINGTON – A broad coalition of more than 50 civil rights, labor, progressive, faith, student, health, legal, women’s, and LGBT organizations on Thursday announced support of the Respect for Marriage Act– the bill to repeal the… -
What the Senate’s DOMA repeal vote really means
Friday, November 11, 2011The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to repeal the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act. Now it moves to a Senate that’s hostile to marriage equality — but that’s actually okay. Matt Baume at the American… -
Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance DOMA repeal bill
Thursday, November 10, 2011A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday voted to advance the Respect for Marriage Act, an historic bill that would fully repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage exclusively as a union between…
