UPDATE: Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act; bill now heads to House

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Ahead of the U.S. Senate's Nov. 29 61-to-36 vote approving the Respect for Marriage Act, the chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees reiterated the bishops' ' firm opposition' to the 'misnamed' measure legalizing same-sex marriage.

In a Nov. 23 joint letter to all members of Congress, the chairmen said they were writing 'to implore Congress to reverse course' on H.R. 8404, also known as RMA.

The Senate advanced the measure with a 62-37 vote Nov. 16.

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