According to the New York Times, the bill would "codify the federal protections for same-sex couples that were put in place in 2015, when the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v.
Hodges established same-sex marriage as a right under the 14th Amendment."We just passed the Respect for Marriage Act out of the House.
I’m a big fan of marriage, having done it a few times. And If gay couples want to be as happily or miserably married as straight couples, more power to them.