BREAKING NEWS: Senate PASSES vote to make same-sex marriage federal law trends now
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The United States Senate voted to enshrine the right to same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law on Tuesday.
The Respect For Marriage Act passed on a 61-36 vote.
Eleven Republicans voted with Democrats to send the bill to President Joe Biden's desk.
Democrat Senator Tammy Baldwin, who helped spearhead the bill, appeared emotional on the chamber floor before the final vote.
Other Democrats dressed in symbolic shades to mark the historic legislation, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wearing the same tie he wore to his daughter's same-sex wedding and Senator Kyrsten Sinema coordinating her outfit to represent the colors of the bisexual pride flag.
Sixty-one senators voted to advance the bill in a procedural maneuver on Monday, while 35 opposed it.
The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House of Representatives in July in a 267 - 157 vote.
Republicans have criticized the bill as lacking protections for
