International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/30/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-30Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1662)
- 2023-03-28Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2023-03-28Introduced in House
- 2023-03-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-28 (00)
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023
This bill establishes in the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex) Peoples who shall serve as the principal State Department advisor regarding human rights for LGBTQI+ people and represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBTQI+ people.
The special envoy shall periodically provide Congress with a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTQI+ people. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development may provide assistance to prevent and respond to such activities against LGBTQI+ people.
The bill also requires that specified annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Cosponsors (20)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
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