International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 29, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S654-655)
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 29, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 29, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 29, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 29, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S654-655)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S654 | Edward J. Markey D-MA | Jan 29, 2015 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-124 | REVIEW OF RESOURCES, PRIORITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET REQUEST141 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Feb 24, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 590 | International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Feb 11, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Human Rights Defense Act of 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 29, 2015Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
