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Corrected, 4:11 p.m. | After Sen. Joe Manchin III unraveled plans to “Build Back Better,” Democrats turned their attention to a series of bills to draw attention to the rights and protections they argue will be at risk under a Republican-controlled Congress or future Supreme Court decisions in the wake of the recent ruling that overturned the right to an abortion.
The first bill this week, an effort to codify legal recognition for interracial and same-sex marriages nationwide, passed the House overwhelmingly on Tuesday.