Same-sex marriage will now be recognized in six more states, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Saturday.

The six new states to recognize gay marriage and provide federal benefits to same-sex married couples are Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming, FoxNews.com reports.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court decided to decline to hear any cases involving same-sex marriage, meaning that the appeals courts’ decisions on whether to allow gay marriage in several states took effect. The decisions had previously been on hold for the Supreme Court to review.

The total number of states that allow same-sex marriage is now 32 plus the District of Columbia.

Last week, Holder announced that Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin would allow gay marriage.

“With each new state where same-sex marriages are legally recognized, our nation moves closer to achieving of full equality for all Americans,” Holder said in a statement. “We are acting as quickly as possible with agencies throughout the government to ensure that same-sex married couples in these states receive the fullest array of benefits allowable under federal law.”

Confusion over whether same-sex marriages performed over the summer in Indiana or Wisconsin would be recognized was also resolved. The Justice Department declared that those marriages would be recognized.