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Indivisibles, 

Yesterday, the Senate passed the Respect For Marriage Act. It will now go
back to the House to align the Senate bill’s amendments with the House’s
version before it is sent to the president. 

To recap: When the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, there was a lot of
discussion about how same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, and the
right to contraception were all in danger as they were based on similar
legal arguments ([ [link removed] ]Clarence Thomas went so far as to state his support
for revisiting some of these decisions in his concurrent opinion).

Following the ruling, in July, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Sen. Dianne Feinstein,
Rep. David Cicilline, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and Sen. Susan Collins
reintroduced previously stalled legislation repealing the Defense Of
Marriage Act and ensuring that recognition of a legal marriage in one
state would extend federally across the entire country. 

The House passed the bill (267-157) with support from 47 Republicans in
July, but Senate Republicans balked, refusing to vote on it until after
the midterm elections. 

Fast forward to yesterday: The final version of the Senate bill passed by
a vote of 61-36, ensuring that the rights conveyed along with marriage
cannot be denied. 

This is a win for progressives. This is a win for the LGBTQ+ community.
This is a win for interracial couples. This is a win for basic decency.

It is also a reminder that the [ [link removed] ]final legislative session is vitally
important this cycle. 

Democrats held onto a Senate majority in November but lost the House.
Because of this, the final session between the midterm election and the
seating of the 118th Congress is a crucial last chance to push through
substantive legislation with the Democratic trifecta. With an upcoming
split Congress, it will be virtually impossible to pass progressive
legislation over the next two years. Just yesterday, Sen. Thune, the #2
Republican in the Senate, reiterated [ [link removed] ]Republicans’ plans to weaponize
must-pass bills to slash Social Security, Medicare, and other critical
supports. 

We have until January 3 to take advantage of the Democratic trifecta.
That’s 34 days for this Congress to enact meaningful change. It is on us
to pressure our representatives to continue working until the job is
done. 

Here’s how you can help:

* [ [link removed] ]Call your Democratic representative and ask them to stay in session
until their work is finshed. We must use every minute of our existing
trifecta to achieve necessary legislative victories for the American
people. Congress can stay in session and do so. If you have a
Republican representative, [ [link removed] ]click here to call them and keep up the
pressure on them to pass more popular legislation during the final
session.
* [ [link removed] ]Call your Democratic senators and demand they stay in session until
their work is done. So much about how much we can get done depends on
the Senate. At the end of the day, raising the debt ceiling so that
Republicans can't weaponize it against Social Security and Medicare
next year is the most time-consuming in the Senate because of arcane
Senate procedure. Your senator will need some cheerleading to stay at
work seven days a week and get it done! 
* If you have a Republican senator, [ [link removed] ]call them and keep up the
pressure to pass as many popular bills as possible during the final
session. Right now, we are focused on two incredibly important pieces
of legislation: the Electoral Count Act and the Pregnant Workers
Fairness Act. Passing these pieces of legislation will help guard
against any future attempts to steal a presidential election and
codify into federal law that it is discrimination to refuse to make
reasonable accommodations for employees affected by pregnancy,
childbirth, or related medical conditions. Congress can and must get
this done immediately.
* [ [link removed] ]Donate $15 today to help us continue our work on the final session
and support all of our programming. There is so much left to do to
ensure our Democratic majorities deliver for the American people.
While campaigns shut down after the election, we’re still here
mobilizing to get landmark legislation like the Respect For Marriage
Act through Congress. Your donation funds our advocacy tools, our
strategy guides ([ [link removed] ]check out this full rundown of the final session),
and all of Indivisible’s work as we continue to fight for progress.

We are one step closer to codifying the recognition of legal marriages
nationwide. That is one beautiful step towards a more equitable future.
Let’s put in the work to ensure Congress keeps up this forward momentum
throughout the final session. 

In solidarity, 
Indivisible Team

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