The marriage (same-sex couples) bill will now go to the committee stage in the House of Commons.
Douglas thanked his fellow nominee and co-star Matt Damon on stage, telling the audience at the at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles that he could not have done it without the man who played his on-screen lover Scott Thorson.
Chafee's candidacy seems targeted almost directly at Hillary Clinton and her foreign policy record – the Democratic equivalent of those conservative hawks who sought to enter the Republican primary solely to excoriate Rand Paul on the debate stage.
It will then move to report stage and will then receive a third reading before moving to the House of Lords.
Brown's reputation for providing leadership and ideas on the world stage was on the whole enhanced was by the event.
At one stage there was even discussion about naming the BBC trust as the "Public Broadcasting Trust".
And how conscious have you been of the presence of your great predecessors in the building while you've been working on the Old Vic stage yourself?
Having enjoyed your singing in Beyond the Sea, I wondered if you have any plans for a role in a musical in the future, either on stage or screen?
Later, the Queen was given a five-minute standing ovation as she went on to the stage to meet performers after a gala concert at the Dublin Conference Centre.
Dortmund had stormed through the group stage, losing only one match to finish ahead of Arsenal, but have struggled domestically.
The country will offer an opulent stage for voices from across Europe, but at home few critical voices are tolerated.
