International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023

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Introduced

28 March 2023

Last action

28 March 2023 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

Subjects

Defence

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5 December 2025

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Summary

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023 This bill establishes in the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex) Peoples who shall serve as the principal State Department advisor regarding human rights for LGBTQI+ people and represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBTQI+ people. The special envoy shall periodically provide Congress with a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTQI+ people. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development may provide assistance to prevent and respond to such activities against LGBTQI+ people. The bill also requires that specified annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Timeline

28 March 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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28 March 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1007
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