U.S. House To See DOMA Repeal Bill

House Democrats will introduce a bill to repeal DOMA on Wednesday. The bill already has 105 cosponsors, but faces a likely death from the GOP majority. Julie Bolcer reports at the Advocate:

“The Respect for Marriage Act would repeal DOMA, and comes in response to a call from President Obama for Congressional action on the issue,” reports the news release. “As the President has stated: ‘I stand by my long-standing commitment to work with Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. It’s discriminatory, it interferes with states’ rights, and it’s time we overturned it.’ Last week, on the heels of the President’s decision not to defend DOMA in court, House Republican Leadership announced that it will defend DOMA in court, making passage of the Respect for Marriage Act more critical than ever.”

The Senate version of the bill should also be introduced this week.