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    Who Are the 12 Republican Senators Who Voted for Marriage Equality?

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    Who Are the 12 Republican Senators Who Voted for Marriage Equality?

    These 12 GOP Senators Supported the Respect for Marriage Act

    Susan Collins, Mitt Romney, and Todd Young

    Not all GOP U.S. senators voted against the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday. The Respect for Marriage Act passed 61-36, with 12 Republicans joining Democrats to support the bill.

    The proposal will now go back to the House, which voted in favor of the legislation earlier this year but will now have to vote on the newer version passed by the Senate. Then the bill will go to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law.

    And while Democrats in the Senate have supported the measure since it was proposed, it was only until after the midterms earlier this month that there were enough votes to surpass a probable filibuster -- a procedural motion that can stop bills in their tracks.

    About 60 percent of Americans support a federal marriage equality law, according to a Politico and Morning Consult poll conducted last summer. Notably, the bill also protects interracial marriages.

    The GOP lawmakers who voted in the affirmative were Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rob Portman of Ohio, Mitt Romney of Utah, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Joni Ernst of Iowa, and Todd Young of Indiana.

    Right before the vote on Tuesday, Collins said that the bill "will advance two goals: one, the goal of marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples, and, second, the goal of strengthening religious liberty and conscience protections."

    She also expressed her gratitude to her GOP colleagues for making the bill a bipartisan effort.

    "I also want to thank all of the Republicans who have supported this," Collins said. "I know that it has not been easy, but they've done the right thing."

    Here are the 12 Republican lawmakers who voted in support of the Respect for Marriage Act.

    Related: Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act

    (Image via Getty Images)

    Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming

    Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming

    Photo by Caroline Brehman-Pool/Getty Images

    Dan Sullivan of Alaska

    Dan Sullivan of Alaska

    Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    Todd Young of Indiana

    Todd Young of Indiana

    Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images

    Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia

    Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia

    Photo by Andrew Harnik - Pool/Getty Images

    Rob Portman of Ohio

    Rob Portman of Ohio

    Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images

    Joni Ernst of Iowa

    Joni Ernst of Iowa

    Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

    Roy Blunt of Missouri

    Roy Blunt of Missouri

    Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

    Richard Burr of North Carolina

    Richard Burr of North Carolina

    Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Thom Tillis of North Carolina

    Thom Tillis of North Carolina

    Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

    Susan Collins of Maine

    Susan Collins of Maine

    Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images

    Mitt Romney of Utah

    Mitt Romney of Utah

    Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

    Lisa Murkowski of Alaska

    Lisa Murkowski of Alaska

    Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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