3.0.0 3020 2023-01-11T13:42:11Z 2023-01-11T13:42:11Z Senate S 2018-06-07 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-07T14:47:47Z International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018 115 6033 HR 2018-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2018-06-07 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2018-06-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-06-07 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-06-07 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-06-07 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-06-07 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2018-06-07 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-06-07 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-06-07 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2018-06-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-06-07 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-06-07 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-06-07 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-06-07 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-06-07 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2018-06-07 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-06-07 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2018-06-07 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2018-06-07 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2018-06-07 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-06-07 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-06-07 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2018-06-07 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-06-07 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-09-12 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2018-09-17 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2018-09-17 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-09-17 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2018-09-17 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2018-09-17 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2018-09-17 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2018-09-17 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-09-18 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2018-09-18 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-09-25 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-10-10 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-11-14 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2018-11-28 False International Affairs Crime prevention Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Hate crimes Human rights International organizations and cooperation Law enforcement officers Military education and training Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime International Affairs 00 2018-06-07 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-17T20:40:38Z International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

This bill establishes in the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex) Peoples who shall serve as the principal State Department advisor regarding human rights for LGBTI people and represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBTI people.

The special envoy shall periodically provide Congress with a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTI people. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development may provide assistance to prevent and respond to such activities against LGBTI people.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to require that annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

]]> International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018 Display Title International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3020is/xml/BILLS-115s3020is.xml 2018-06-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.