Following a year of various victories by the LGBT community in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder will announce today a further expansion of same sex marriage recognition at the federal level. Holder will make the announcement Saturday night at an event hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT lobbying group.

The Los Angeles Times reports the expansion will recognize all same sex marriages regardless of whether the couple lives in a state where it is illegal. Holder will explain that, as long as the couple was married legally in another state, they will enjoy the same recognition as their straight counterparts.

Vice president of communications at HRC, Fred Saintz, said: "While the immediate effect is that all gay married couples will be treated equally under the law, the long-term effects are more profound. Today, our nation moves closer toward its ideals of equality and fairness for all."

According to Holder's prepared speech, the federal government will recognize same sex couples in bankruptcy courts; federal criminal and civil cases; some federal programs, which include death benefits for spouses of police officers and firefighters; and eligibility to the 9/11 victim compensation fund. Same sex married couples will also be afforded the same visitation privileges at federal prisons as straight married couples.

This comes as fallout from the Supreme Court decisions from June of 2013, which struck down DOMA. The IRS has also expanded its recognition of same sex couples. The New York Times reports that same sex couples married in states where same sex marriage is legal will be able to file as a married couple rather than as single. Though there are various complications with this decision, one highlight is the IRS decision to make their change retroactive, making same sex married couples eligible for refunds.

Though the changes apply to a small number of Americans, it shows the impact of the Supreme Court decision from half a year ago.