3.0.0 962 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z Senate S S 2023-03-23 118 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-23T17:11:00Z 2023-03-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2023-03-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2023-03-23 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2023-03-23 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2023-03-23 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2023-03-23 True International Affairs International Affairs 2023-04-13T18:00:18Z

00 2023-03-23 Introduced in Senate 2024-01-31T20:48:30Z <p><b>Global Voices of Freedom Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires certain actions to support and protect human rights defenders, defined in the bill as individuals who use nonviolent means to promote or protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.</p> <p>The bill requires the President to develop a comprehensive interagency strategy to support and protect human rights defenders abroad. </p> <p>The Department of State and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations must use their voice, vote, and influence to protect human rights defenders at the United Nations and other multilateral bodies (for example, by opposing efforts to block the accreditation of bona fide human right organizations at these institutions). </p> <p>Additionally, the State Department must provide training to certain Foreign Service Officers and presidential appointees on support for human rights defenders.</p>

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