Congress is set to codify marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations
- Written by Dorian Rhea Debussy, Lecturer of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University
The Respect for Marriage Act will reverse the 1996 law that defines marriage as one between heterosexual couples.Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve the Respect for Marriage Act – a bill already passed in the Senate to codify both interracial and same-gender marriage – on Dec. 8,...