Global Respect Act
Latest action · Aug 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Respect Act
Directs the President to submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
Makes a listed foreign person ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Requires revocation of any visa issued for such person.
Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive such prohibition if in U.S. national security interests or if necessary for compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters. Requires congressional notification prior to any such waiver.
Directs the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to designate a senior officer or officers to track violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include information on sexual orientation or gender identity violence or restrictions in the annual country reports on human rights practices.
Cosponsors 157
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2015 to Nov 29, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 18, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 26, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-DE | John C. Carney, Jr. | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Nov 18, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 29, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 15, 2015 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Aug 20, 2015 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 15, 2015 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Jun 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- May 15, 2015Introduced in House
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 75, May 15, 2015, page H3253.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2491 | Global Respect Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 27, 2017 |
| S 2645 | Global Respect Act | Related bill | Mar 7, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Global Respect Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2015Introduced in House
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