3.0.0 3004 2022-10-28T01:46:00Z 2022-10-28T01:46:00Z Senate S 2019-12-10 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-10T17:11:06Z Global Respect Act 116 3252 HR 2019-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS GLOBE Act of 2019 116 3874 HR 2019-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS 2019-12-10 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-12-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-12-10 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-12-10 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-12-10 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-12-10 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-12-10 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-12-11 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-12-12 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-12-17 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-12-17 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-12-19 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-02-13 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-02-25 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2020-09-15 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-09-15 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2020-09-30 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-10-05 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-10-21 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-10-21 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-12-02 False International Affairs Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of State Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Domestic violence and child abuse Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief HIV/AIDS Human rights Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sanctions Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime Visas and passports World health International Affairs 00 2019-12-10 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-30T14:31:14Z Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2019 or the GLOBE Act of 2019

This bill contains provisions related to (1) the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals globally; and (2) immigration protections for vulnerable individuals.

The bill establishes (1) an interagency group to respond to urgent threats to LGBTI people in foreign countries, and (2) a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Department of State.

The President shall impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violating the human rights of individuals due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.

The State Department shall establish the Global Equality Fund to provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations working to advance and protect human rights. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall establish the LGBTI Global Development Partnership to work with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to support LGBTI rights.

The bill contains several immigration-related provisions, such as those (1) establishing that persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity may form the basis of an asylum request, (2) removing the general requirement that an asylum claim must be filed within one year of the applicant's arrival in the United States, (3) establishing that a permanent partnership between two partners is a marriage for immigration law purposes, and (4) establishing that indigent aliens have a right to free counsel in certain immigration proceedings.

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