Senate Advances Bill to Codify Gay Marriage as Federal Right

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Aug. 2, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill codifying a federal right to same-sex marriage.

The vote is the first major legislative move by the lame-duck 117th Senate. In a bipartisan 62–37 vote, the Senate voted to end debate on the measure. Twelve Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting to advance.