GLOBE Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 or the GLOBE Act of 2021
This bill contains provisions related to (1) the protection of LGBTQI individuals globally; and (2) immigration protections for vulnerable individuals.
The bill establishes (1) an interagency group to respond to urgent threats to LGBTQI people in foreign countries, and (2) a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples in the Department of State.
The President shall impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violating the human rights of individuals based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
The State Department shall establish the Global Equality Fund to provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations working to advance and protect human rights. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall establish the LGBTQI Global Development Partnership to work with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to support LGBTQI rights.
The bill removes prohibitions against providing foreign assistance to nongovernmental organizations that offer certain medical services (e.g., abortion-related services) using non-U.S. government funds.
The bill contains several immigration-related provisions, such as those
- establishing that persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity may form the basis of an asylum request,
- allowing certain applicants to file asylum claims more than a year after their arrival in the United States,
- including a permanent partnership between two partners as a marriage for immigration law purposes,
- providing for free counsel in certain immigration proceedings, and
- granting U.S. citizenship to a child born abroad through assistive reproductive technology from a U.S. citizen who is the child's nonbiological parent.
Cosponsors 128
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022; 96 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Dec 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 21, 2022 |
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 Jun 8, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2021 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2021Referred 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1083 | Dina Titus D-NV | Feb 9, 2022 |
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. 167, no. 99, June 8, 2021, page H2702.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47344 | U.S. Sanctions: Legislation in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 20, 2022 |
| IF11013 | U.S. Global Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programs: Funding Trends and Issues for Congress Archived | Resource | Oct 4, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1996 | GLOBE Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 9, 2021 |
| HR 3485 | Global Respect Act | Related bill | Feb 9, 2022 |
| HR 4050 | GLOBE Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 12, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- GLOBE Act of 2021
- Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Abortion
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of State
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family relationships
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- HIV/AIDS
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sanctions
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in House
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.
