International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 11, 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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples who shall:
- direct U.S. government efforts regarding the human rights of LGBT people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender);
- represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBT people, including discrimination and violence against LGBT people;
- serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary of State regarding human rights for LGBT people; and
- implement activities regarding support, education, resettlement, and empowerment of LGBT people.
Directs the Special Envoy to develop or update annually for five years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.
Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide assistance to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.
Cosponsors 64
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2015 to Dec 1, 2016, with 44 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 302 | International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Jan 29, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign aid and international relief
- HIV/AIDS
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Violent crime
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
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