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Nov. 29, 2022
Whitehouse Cheers Senate Passage of Historic Respect for Marriage Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 14, 2022
Reed: Time for the U.S. Senate to Say "I Do' to Passing Bipartisan Law Codifying Marriage Equality
Sen. Jack Reed
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 26, 2015
Supreme Court Says "I Do' to Marriage Equality
Sen. Jack Reed
June 26, 2015
Sen. Whitehouse Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling on Marriage Equality
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
July 8, 2013
Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Civil Rights and Marriage Equality
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 26, 2013
Reed: Supreme Court Rulings Advance Marriage Equality
Sen. Jack Reed
April 24, 2013
Whitehouse Applauds R.I. Senate's Approval of Marriage Equality Legislation
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Jan. 17, 2013
Letter to Attorney General Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano - Immigration, DOMA and LGBT cases
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 18, 2012
Whitehouse Applauds Court Decision on Defense of Marriage Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 16, 2011
Senator Feinstein Introduces DOMA Repeal Legislation
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 15, 2011
Senators Introduce DOMA Repeal Legislation
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 20, 2009
Hearing Of The Senate Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs Committee - Oversight Of The Troubled Asset Relief Program
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 14, 2004
Federal Marriage Amendment
Sen. Jack Reed
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Title
Politician
Nov. 29, 2022
Whitehouse Cheers Senate Passage of Historic Respect for Marriage Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 14, 2022
Reed: Time for the U.S. Senate to Say "I Do' to Passing Bipartisan Law Codifying Marriage Equality
Sen.Jack Reed
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 26, 2015
Supreme Court Says "I Do' to Marriage Equality
Sen.Jack Reed
June 26, 2015
Sen. Whitehouse Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling on Marriage Equality
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
July 8, 2013
Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Civil Rights and Marriage Equality
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 26, 2013
Reed: Supreme Court Rulings Advance Marriage Equality
Sen.Jack Reed
April 24, 2013
Whitehouse Applauds R.I. Senate's Approval of Marriage Equality Legislation
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Jan. 17, 2013
Letter to Attorney General Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano - Immigration, DOMA and LGBT cases
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 18, 2012
Whitehouse Applauds Court Decision on Defense of Marriage Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 16, 2011
Senator Feinstein Introduces DOMA Repeal Legislation
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 15, 2011
Senators Introduce DOMA Repeal Legislation
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 20, 2009
Hearing Of The Senate Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs Committee - Oversight Of The Troubled Asset Relief Program
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 14, 2004
Federal Marriage Amendment
Sen.Jack Reed
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