Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2022

November 16, 2022

Love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love. Today's bipartisan vote brings the United States one step closer to protecting that right in law. The Respect for Marriage Act will ensure that LGBTQI+ couples and interracial couples are respected and protected equally under Federal law and provide more certainty to these families since the Supreme Court's decision in *Dobbs*. I want to thank the Members of Congress whose leadership has sent a strong message that Republicans and Democrats can work together to secure the fundamental right of Americans to marry the person they love. I urge Congress to quickly send this bill to my desk where I will promptly sign it into law.

NOTE: The statement referred to H.R. 8404.

Categories: Statements by the President : Respect for Marriage Act, Senate action.

Subjects: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, equality; Respect for Marriage Act; Same-sex marriage; U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

DCPD Number: DCPD202201053.

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