 In June 2019, the Social Democrats (SPÖ) pledged to repeal this directive.The Austrian LGBT association Legal Committee Lambda ("Rechtskomitee Lambda"; RKL) had already filed a constitutional complaint against the ban.On 26 June, the Judiciary Committee of the National Council passed a bill presented by Deputy Irmgard Griss from NEOS to amend the "Private International Law Act" () to allow same-sex marriages if one of the spouses comes from a country that has not legalised same-sex marriage.