U.S. senators have introduced a bill to protect the right to same-sex and interracial marriage amid fears that the Supreme Court may review its decision on this issue, Bloomberg writes.

The bill passed a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on November 16. The final vote on the initiative is expected this week, Bloomberg writes. Sixty-two senators, including 12 Republicans, voted for it. Thirty-seven lawmakers spoke out against it. It is noted that Republican senators agreed to support the Democrats' initiative after the parties reached an agreement on the wording of the amendment that meets the requirements of the Republican Party.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a similar bill in July.

Same-sex marriage was legalized throughout the United States on June 26, 2015, as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The court ruled that the U.S. Constitution guaranteed the right of same-sex couples to marry. In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court then required all state authorities to register same-sex marriages and to recognize such marriages performed in other jurisdictions.

In June 2022, however, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the court should review some due process precedents, including the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. According to Bloomberg, if the Supreme Court reverses that case, states would be allowed to refuse to perform same-sex marriages.