{"id":2495632,"date":"2025-10-07T11:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-wants-dc-to-issue-marriage-licenses-amid-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:52:32","slug":"bowser-wants-dc-to-issue-marriage-licenses-amid-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-wants-dc-to-issue-marriage-licenses-amid-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowser wants DC to issue marriage licenses amid shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has urged the D.C. Council to pass an emergency bill, named the “Let Our Vows Endure Emergency Amendment Act of 2025,” which would allow the city to issue marriage licenses<\/a> during the current federal goverment shutdown. Because the Marriage Bureau in the D.C. Superior Court is federally funded, it has been closed since the shutdown began, preventing couples from legally marrying. bowser highlighted the disruption this causes to residents and others seeking to marry in the District and emphasized the need for the Council to grant the executive branch authority to issue licenses and authorize officiants during this period. The legislation was introduced by councilmember Christina Henderson and scheduled for a Council vote.This bill mirrors temporary legislation passed<\/a> during the 2019 government shutdown under President donald Trump. Meanwhile, the government shutdown, which has entered its second week, shows no signs of resolution as negotiations between Republicans and Democrats remain stalled.

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