House votes to block same-sex marriages on military bases [View All]

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Source: Associated Press

Intent on delaying a new policy allowing gays to serve openly in the armed forces, the House voted Friday to prohibit military chaplains from performing same-sex marriages on the nation’s bases, regardless of state law.

In a 236 to 184 vote, the House attached the measure to the defense spending bill, one of several steps the Republican-controlled chamber has taken this year to delay President Obama’s new policy. Pentagon leaders have said they see no roadblocks to ending the 17-year ban, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is likely to certify the change for midsummer after military training ends. Still, opposition is strong in the House.

Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), sponsor of the amendment, said he wanted to ensure that “America’s military bases are not used to advance a narrow social agenda.”

The measure would block funds to train the Chaplain Corps on the new policy. Huelskamp said the intent was to prevent chaplains from performing same-sex marriages, especially on Navy bases.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-votes-to-block-same-sex-marriages-on-military-bases/2011/07/08/gIQAJoNM4H_story.html

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Here's this year's archive of House votes. So the House has time to extend the PATRIOT Act, defund NPR, repeal ObamaCare/health care reform, and now banning same-sex marriages on military bases...everything except JOBS and THE ECONOMY.