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S 962 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

Global Voices of Freedom Act of 2023

Introduced: March 23, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Global Voices of Freedom Act of 2023

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.

The bill requires the President to develop a comprehensive interagency strategy to support and protect human rights defenders abroad.

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).

Additionally, the State Department must provide training to certain Foreign Service Officers and presidential appointees on support for human rights defenders.

What's happening now March 23, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 23, 2023
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 23, 2023
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 23, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 962: Global Voices of Freedom Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-962/
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"S. 962: Global Voices of Freedom Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-962/.
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S. 962, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-962/.
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