International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-28Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2023-03-28Introduced in Senate
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)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
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