A priest presides at a 2010 wedding at Sts. Philip & James Church in St. James, N.Y., July 17. Legislation pending in both houses of Congress would repeal the 15-year-old Defense of Marriage Act, allowing legally married same-sex couples to take advantage of the same benefits married heterosexual couples receive under federal law. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) (July 21, 2011) See DOMA-REPEAL July 20, 2011.