The bill, which protects same-sex and interracial marriage, received bipartisan support.

In a landmark vote on Tuesday, a bipartisan group of senators within the United States Senate successfully passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that, if passed into law, would enshrine protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. The bill was passed in a 61-36 landslide, with 12 Republican senators crossing the line to join every Democratic senator in voting in favor. The bill is now on its way to the House, where it is projected to pass as early as next week, after which it will be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk for final approval.

“For millions of Americans, this legislation will safeguard the rights and protections to which LGBTQI+ and interracial couples and their children are entitled,” Biden said Tuesday, calling the vote a “bipartisan achievement.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer thanked the senators for their “outstanding and relentless work” following the passing. “For millions and millions of Americans, today is a very good day,” he said. “An important day. A day that’s been a long time coming.”

The bill received some unexpected GOP allies, including Utah Senator Mitt Romney, who said the “bill made sense” and “provides important religious liberty protections.”

“While I believe in traditional marriage, Obergefell is and has been the law of the land upon which LGBTQ individuals have relied,” Romney said in a statement. “This legislation provides certainty to many LGBTQ Americans, and it signals that Congress – and I – esteem and love all of our fellow Americans equally.”