H.R. 6056
119th Congress
House
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025
Official title: To establish in the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
- HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- White House Office
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
- Education, Dept of
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
Cosponsors
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Auchincloss, Jake
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Pelosi, Nancy
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Mejia, Analilia
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Courtney, Joe
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Levin, Mike
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Escobar, Veronica
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Correa, J. Luis
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Williams, Nikema
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Castor, Kathy
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McIver, LaMonica
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Morrison, Kelly
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Ryan, Patrick
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Raskin, Jamie
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Min, Dave
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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Green, Al
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Waters, Maxine
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Golden, Jared F.
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Menendez, Robert
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Foster, Bill
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Frankel, Lois
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Pressley, Ayanna
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Stanton, Greg
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Sykes, Emilia Strong
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Walkinshaw, James R.
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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Larson, John B.
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Gomez, Jimmy
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
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Hernández, Pablo Jose
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Houlahan, Chrissy
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
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Pallone, Frank
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Pappas, Chris
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Aguilar, Pete
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Crow, Jason
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Morelle, Joseph D.
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Balint, Becca
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Torres, Ritchie
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Brownley, Julia
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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Horsford, Steven
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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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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