US House kills marriage-protection amendment

Washington, Jul. 18 (CWNews.com) - The US House of Representatives has defeated a proposal to amend the US Constitution to prevent legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

Although a majority of representatives supported the proposed amendment, the 236- 187 vote in favor of the measure fell well short of the required two-thirds majority required for a constitutional amendment. With the Senate having already rejected the measure, the Marriage Protection Amendment is now dead for the year.
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