Respect for Marriage Act.
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
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About Respect for Marriage Act
The Respect for Marriage Act is a landmark federal statute passed by the 117th United States Congress in 2022 and signed into law by President Joe Biden. It repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), requires the U.S. government and all U.S. states and territories to recognize the validity of same-sex and interracial civil marriages in the United States, and protects religious liberty. Its first version in 2009 was supported by former Republican U.S. representative Bob Barr, the original sponsor of DOMA, and former president Bill Clinton, who signed DOMA in 1996. Iterations of the proposal were put forth in the 111th, 112th, 113th, 114th, and 117th Congresses.
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