3.0.0 2472 2023-01-11T13:26:07Z 2023-01-11T13:26:07Z Senate S S 2014-06-12 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-06-12T20:52:43Z International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014 113 5128 HR 2014-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Identical bill CRS 2014-06-12 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2014-06-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2014-06-12 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2014-06-12 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2014-06-12 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2014-06-12 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2014-06-12 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2014-06-12 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2014-06-12 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2014-06-12 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2014-06-12 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2014-06-12 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2014-06-12 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2014-06-12 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2014-06-12 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2014-06-12 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2014-06-12 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2014-06-12 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2014-06-12 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2014-06-12 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2014-06-12 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2014-06-12 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2014-06-12 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2014-06-12 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2014-06-12 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2014-06-12 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2014-06-24 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2014-06-24 False International Affairs Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief HIV/AIDS Human rights Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime World health International Affairs 00 2014-06-12 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-10T20:37:42Z International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples who shall: (1) direct U.S. government efforts regarding human rights abuses against the LGBT community internationally and the advancement of human rights for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender) people in U.S. foreign policy, and (2) represent the United States internationally in bilateral and multilateral engagement on these matters.

Directs the Special Envoy to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.

Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.

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