WASHINGTON — A Republican-led group of lawmakers wants to define marriage in the District of Columbia as between a man and a woman.
The group introduced a bill in the House on Thursday, hoping to thwart a city council vote this month recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. Five states — Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont — allow gay marriage.
Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation’s capital, has until July to act against the district measure. Otherwise, it automatically becomes law.
More than 30 lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors of the House bill. However, it will be a fight to get the bill approved in a Democratic-controlled Congress and signed by President Barack Obama.
Obama supports civil unions and believes states should be allowed to make their own decisions about marriage.
by the associated press
The group introduced a bill in the House on Thursday, hoping to thwart a city council vote this month recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. Five states — Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont — allow gay marriage.
Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation’s capital, has until July to act against the district measure. Otherwise, it automatically becomes law.
More than 30 lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors of the House bill. However, it will be a fight to get the bill approved in a Democratic-controlled Congress and signed by President Barack Obama.
Obama supports civil unions and believes states should be allowed to make their own decisions about marriage.
by the associated press
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