HR 6056 119th Congress House International Affairs

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025

Introduced: December 10, 2025 Introduced by: Garcia, Robert Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 144

Correa, J. Luis

California · Jul 9, 2026

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Jul 9, 2026

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Jul 9, 2026

Florida · Jun 8, 2026

McIver, LaMonica

New Jersey · Jun 8, 2026

Morrison, Kelly

Minnesota · Jun 8, 2026

New York · Jun 8, 2026

Maryland · May 21, 2026

California · May 13, 2026

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · May 12, 2026

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Apr 28, 2026

Texas · Apr 16, 2026

California · Apr 16, 2026

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Apr 6, 2026

Golden, Jared F.

Maine · Apr 6, 2026

Menendez, Robert

New Jersey · Feb 17, 2026

Illinois · Feb 13, 2026

Florida · Feb 13, 2026

Pressley, Ayanna

Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2026

Arizona · Feb 13, 2026

Sykes, Emilia Strong

Ohio · Feb 13, 2026

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Feb 13, 2026

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Feb 13, 2026

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Feb 4, 2026

Crockett, Jasmine

Texas · Jan 30, 2026

California · Jan 30, 2026

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · Jan 30, 2026

Hernández, Pablo Jose

Puerto Rico · Jan 30, 2026

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2026

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney

California · Jan 30, 2026

Kennedy, Timothy M.

New York · Jan 30, 2026

New Jersey · Jan 30, 2026

New Hampshire · Jan 30, 2026

Scanlon, Mary Gay

Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2026

California · Dec 16, 2025

Colorado · Dec 16, 2025

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · Dec 16, 2025

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · Dec 16, 2025

Vermont · Dec 15, 2025

Torres, Ritchie

New York · Dec 15, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Dec 10, 2025

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Dec 10, 2025

Horsford, Steven

Nevada · Dec 10, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Dec 10, 2025

Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp

Washington · Dec 10, 2025

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Dec 10, 2025

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Dec 3, 2025

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Dec 3, 2025

Foushee, Valerie P.

North Carolina · Dec 3, 2025

Garcia, Sylvia R.

Texas · Dec 3, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6056: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6056/

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"H.R. 6056: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6056/.

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H.R. 6056, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6056/.

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[H.R. 6056: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6056/)

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