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H.R. 7522 117th Congress House

Global Criminal Justice Act

Official title: To encourage the establishment in the Department of State of an Office of Global Criminal Justice, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2022 Introduced by: Ilhan Omar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
International Affairs
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Apr 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Criminal Justice Act

This bill states that there should be an Office of Global Criminal Justice established in the Department of State. If such an office is established, it shall be led by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1157 Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
  • HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
  • HR 8788 Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 21, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Apr 14, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Apr 14, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 14, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 14, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 14, 2022
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7522: Global Criminal Justice Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7522/
MLA
"H.R. 7522: Global Criminal Justice Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7522/.
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H.R. 7522, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7522/.
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[H.R. 7522: Global Criminal Justice Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7522/)
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