多数党领袖查克·舒默周三表示，参议院将在“未来几周”就婚姻平等进行投票。
民主党人担心，最高法院推翻罗伊诉韦德案的决定可能会为同性婚姻、避孕和其他隐私权的废除铺平道路。
“让我们记住为什么对《尊重婚姻法案》进行投票是必要的，”舒默说。“在多布斯一案的判决中，数百万美国妇女的权利被极端分子MAGA最高法院剥夺了。托马斯大法官持赞同意见，为最高法院更进一步打开了大门。”
“当一些共和党人说投票是不必要的时，它不会发生——他们对罗伊说了同样的话，”舒默继续说。
舒默说，民主党人希望尽快通过该法案，并且更愿意在单独投票中这样做。但他们需要至少10名共和党人支持该法案，以克服阻挠并通过该法案。
威斯康星州参议员塔米·鲍德温(Tammy Baldwin)和缅因州参议员苏珊·科林斯(R . Maine)正在与共和党人合作，争取足够的选票。两人最近写了一篇论坛版在《华盛顿邮报》上告诉他们的同事是时候“完成工作”了。
舒默周三告诉记者，“但让我明确一点，投票将会发生。”“未来几周，参议院将就婚姻平等问题进行投票，我希望会有10名共和党人支持。”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2022.
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一名知情人士周二告诉美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)，民主党人正在考虑一个更冒险的选择，即将该法案附在一项必须通过的持续决议中，以使政府在9月30日之后保持开放。但舒默和其他民主党人似乎在周三改变了路线。
参议院拨款委员会主席帕特里克·莱希。当被问及婚姻法案是否会被添加到临时政府拨款法案中时，他告诉ABC新闻，“不会发生”。
参议员米奇·麦康奈尔。周三表示，政府拨款法案应该“尽可能干净”，以便在没有争议的情况下向前推进。
鲍德温和柯林斯还表示，他们更喜欢独立法案的路线，目前正在制定一项修正案，以安抚共和党对这项立法的担忧。
柯林斯说:“我们正在考虑一项修正案，该修正案将加强法案中的语言，以明确表明它不以任何方式侵犯宗教自由，并且它还将纠正法案中一个部分的起草错误，该部分非常明确地表明婚姻是两个人之间的事情。”他补充说，一些共和党人表示担心该法案可能导致“一夫多妻制婚姻”，尽管这在美国任何一个州都是不允许的。
当被问及她是否有信心获得10名共和党人的支持时，柯林斯说:“在这个角色被提名之前，我从来都没有信心，但我们正在取得良好的进展。有很多真诚的兴趣，但显然人们希望看到修正案，并对修正案提出意见。”
《尊重婚姻法案》在7月份的两党投票中以267票对157票通过了众议院。47名共和党人和民主党人一起支持该法案。
该立法废除了《婚姻保护法》,并取代了为联邦法律的目的而将“婚姻”定义为男女之间的条款。它还为同性或跨种族夫妇提供了额外的法律保护。
众议院议长南希·佩洛西，来自加利福尼亚州，当时称该法案的通过是“捍卫美国人民自由的又一步。”
Schumer says Senate will vote on bill to codify same-sex marriage
A vote on marriage equality will happen on the Senate floor "in coming weeks," Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday.
Democrats are concerned that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade may pave the way for same-sex marriage, contraception and other privacy rights to be dismantled.
"Let's remember why a vote on the Respect for Marriage [Act] is necessary," Schumer said. "Millions upon millions of American women had their right taken away by the extremist MAGA Supreme Court in the Dobbs decision. And in a concurring opinion Justice Thomas opened the door for the Supreme Court going even further."
"When some Republicans say the vote is unnecessary, it won't happen -- they said the same thing about Roe," Schumer continued.
Democrats want to pass the bill quickly, Schumer said, and would prefer to do so in a stand-alone vote. But they would need at least 10 Republicans to back the bill in order for it to overcome the filibuster and pass.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, are working with Republicans to shore up enough votes. The two recently penned anop-edin The Washington Post telling their colleagues it's time to "get the job done."
"But let me be clear, a vote will happen," Schumer told reporters Wednesday. "A vote on marriage equality will happen on the Senate floor in the coming weeks and I hope there will be 10 Republicans to support it."
Democrats were considering a riskier option to codify same-sex and interracial marriage by attaching the bill to a must-pass continuing resolution to keep the government open past Sept. 30, an aide familiar with the matter told ABC News on Tuesday. But Schumer and other Democrats appeared to change course on Wednesday.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told ABC News, "Not gonna happen" when asked if the marriage bill would be added to the temporary government funding bill.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday that the government funding bill should be as "clean as possible" in order to move forward without controversy.
Baldwin and Collins also said they prefer the stand-alone bill route, and are currently working on an amendment to appease Republican concerns about the legislation.
"We're looking at an amendment that would strengthen the language in the bill to make crystal clear that it does not in any way infringe upon religious liberties, and it also would correct a drafting error in one part of the bill that makes very clear that marriage is between two individuals," said Collins, adding that some Republicans have expressed concern that the bill might lead to "polygamous marriage" though that is not allowed in any state in the country.
Asked if she were confident she had the support of 10 Republicans, Collins said, "I'm never confident until the role is called, but we're making good progress. There's a lot of sincere interest, but obviously people want to see the amendment and have input into the amendment."
The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House in a bipartisan vote of 267 to 157 in July. Forty-seven Republicans joined Democrats to support the bill.
The legislation repeals the Defense of Marriage Act and replaces provisions that define, for purposes of federal law, "marriage" as between a man and a woman. It also provides additional legal protection for same-sex or interracial couples.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at the time called the bill's passage "another step to defend freedom for the American people."
