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International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021

Introduced: June 16, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights.
Feb 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021

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 annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

What's happening now April 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 136
All 136 Democratic 105
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 22, 2022
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 2, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Dec 2, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Dec 2, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· Aug 17, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 28, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Jul 28, 2021
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 28, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 28, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 27, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Jul 27, 2021
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 27, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 27, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 24, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 24, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 24, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Jun 24, 2021
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 24, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 24, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Jun 24, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jun 16, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· Jun 16, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1201: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1201/
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"H.R. 1201: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1201/.
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