Expressing support for Supreme Court decisions affirming the constitutionally protected right of same-sex couples to marry.

H. Res. 1209 · 116th Congress · Oct 30, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

strongly opposes Justice Thomas and Justice Alito’s Statement in Davis v. Ermold;

(2)

acknowledges that same-sex couples have relied and are relying upon the Supreme Court precedent in United States v. Windsor, Obergefell v. Hodges, and Pavan v. Smith, and other cases upholding the protections of same-sex couples;

(3)

recognizes that all Americans should be treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity; and

(4)

acknowledges the need for express legislation prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people.

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Oct 30, 2020viewing Introduced in House Mr. Pappas (for himself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Takano, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Titus, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Trone, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Meng, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Rouda, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Welch, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cárdenas, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Kim, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Soto, Ms. Wild, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Adams, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Correa, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Langevin, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bera, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Case, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. Ted Lieu of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Expressing support for Supreme Court decisions affirming the constitutionally protected right of same-sex couples to marry.

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