International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2021-02-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-24 (00)
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021
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 annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Cosponsors (20)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- HIV/AIDS
- Hate crimes
- Human rights
- International organizations and cooperation
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Military education and training
- Public contracts and procurement
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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