The new Respect for Marriage Act would also protect interracial marriages by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of “sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.“
Bill to codify same-sex marriage protections clears 60-vote threshold in the Senate The Respect for Marriage Act earned 62 votes on Wednesday, which was needed to bypass a filibuster. Twelve Republicans joined all 50 Democra Denver 7 Colorado NewsWhile this bill doesn’t require states to allow same-sex marriage, it does require them to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
So anyone wanting to get married can travel to another state, get married, come back, and the state has to recognize their marriage as valid.