[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PROTECTING LGBTQ RIGHTS ABROAD

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, reports to Congress are not just for us. 
They are a tool for Americans to hold our government accountable.
  I joined Republicans and Democrats to pass the Global Respect Act to 
require the White House and State Department to name foreign 
individuals who violate the human rights of LGBTQ people. People put on 
this list would be ineligible for visas to enter into the United 
States.
  This report of human rights violations should not fit on some desk in 
Washington, D.C. gathering dust. My amendment to the Global Respect Act 
gives every American the opportunity to read the report on protecting 
LGBTQ rights abroad.
  The public, our partners, and our allies need to see that the U.S. 
Government is holding human rights abusers accountable. My amendment 
will require a published report and will improve transparency and 
accountability.

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