amici Helps House Pass Respect for Marriage Act; Bill Heads to President’s Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. [12/8/22] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) helped the House pass the Respect for Marriage Act, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law.

"Everyone should be able to marry who they love," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. "The Respect for Marriage Act enshrines this fundamental principle into federal law so same-sex and interracial marriages are protected and honored. Congress must continue to pass legislation to protect our hard-won freedoms and privacy, especially with the willingness of this extremist Supreme Court to erode longstanding precedent."

The Respect for Marriage Act originally passed the House with Bonamici's support on July 19, 2022. It came back to the House after Senate passage on November 29, 2022 because of changes in the bill's language.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici is a Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and Chair of its LGBTQ+ Aging Issues Task Force. As Chair of the Education Committee's Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, Bonamici has also been a leader in efforts to pass legislationto protect the LGBTQ community against discrimination in housing, access to credit, and other services.

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