The council will have to vote a second time on the legislation; said vote is expected to take place Dec. 15. Then, the bill will then be sent to Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty, who is in favor of same-sex marriage. Congress would then have 30 days to pass a joint resolution disapproving the law, which would have to be signed by President Obama in order to thwart the legislation. Without such a development, the bill will automatically become law.