House passes landmark legislation protecting same-sex marriage
by Lauren Gambino and Joan E Greve in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#66MWQ)
Final vote was 258 to 169, with 39 Republican members joining every House Democrat
The House gave final passage on Thursday to landmark legislation protecting same-sex marriage, in a bipartisan vote that reflects a remarkable shift in public opinion just over a quarter-century after Congress defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The final vote was 258 to 169, with 39 Republican members joining every House Democrat in supporting the bill. One Republican, Burgess Owens of Utah, voted present.
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