[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/doma-repeal-bill-clears-senate-judiciary-committee-vote\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/doma-repeal-bill-clears-senate-judiciary-committee-vote\/","headline":"DOMA Repeal Bill Clears Senate Judiciary Committee Vote","name":"DOMA Repeal Bill Clears Senate Judiciary Committee Vote","description":"By Jason Carson Wilson The repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act passed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today. However, the act\u2019s future in the...","datePublished":"2011-11-10","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gay-ally-senator-dianne-feinstein.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gay-ally-senator-dianne-feinstein.jpg","height":600,"width":474},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/doma-repeal-bill-clears-senate-judiciary-committee-vote\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":127,"articleBody":" By Jason Carson Wilson The repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act passed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today.However, the act\u2019s future in the Senate is unknown. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (pictured), D-Calif., introduced the bill\u2014which has 30 coponsors\u2014in March. A House version isn\u2019t expected on the floor anytime soon. Republicans have been vigorously defending DOMA since the Obama administration announced in February that it would no longer do so.DOMA became law in 1996. The act forbids federal recognition of same-sex marriage.The vote was 10-8. All committee Democrats favored the appeal and  all Republicans opposed it. Without DOMA’s repeal, gay couples continue to be denied  federal government benefits and treated essentially like strangers.Photo\/Courtesy of Sen. Dianne Feinstein "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"DOMA Repeal Bill Clears Senate Judiciary Committee Vote","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/doma-repeal-bill-clears-senate-judiciary-committee-vote\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]