HR 4422 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Global Respect Act

Latest action · Jun 30, 2023 Referred 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.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 30, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 161

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2023 to Dec 6, 2024; 51 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJun 30, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 30, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJun 30, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeAug 22, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintAug 22, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeAug 22, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredAug 22, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanAug 22, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezAug 22, 2023
D-CARo KhannaAug 22, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleySep 28, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOct 3, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOct 6, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOct 6, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOct 6, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOct 6, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenOct 11, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesOct 11, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOct 11, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOct 24, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 24, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenOct 24, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherOct 24, 2023
D-MALori TrahanOct 24, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOct 24, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOct 24, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigNov 14, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisNov 14, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneNov 14, 2023
D-ILEric SorensenNov 14, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyNov 14, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesNov 14, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaNov 14, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonNov 14, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiNov 14, 2023
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezNov 14, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandNov 14, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonNov 14, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyNov 14, 2023
D-CAPete AguilarNov 14, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeNov 14, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordNov 14, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelNov 14, 2023
D-NHChris PappasNov 28, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossNov 28, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanNov 28, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzNov 28, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonNov 28, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterNov 28, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterNov 28, 2023
D-CAMike LevinNov 28, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezNov 28, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanNov 28, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerNov 28, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownNov 28, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenNov 28, 2023
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezNov 28, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarNov 28, 2023
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerNov 29, 2023
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesNov 29, 2023
D-ILLauren UnderwoodNov 29, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánNov 29, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Dec 4, 2023
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Dec 4, 2023
D-COJason CrowDec 4, 2023
D-CANancy PelosiDec 4, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiDec 4, 2023
D-CANorma J. TorresDec 4, 2023
D-CAAmi BeraDec 5, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyDec 5, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooDec 6, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoDec 6, 2023
D-MEJared F. GoldenDec 6, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickDec 6, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiDec 11, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanDec 11, 2023
D-CARaul RuizDec 11, 2023
D-NVSusie LeeDec 11, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinJan 29, 2024
D-MDKweisi MfumeJan 29, 2024
D-CALinda T. SánchezJan 29, 2024
D-WARick LarsenJan 29, 2024
D-CAZoe LofgrenJan 29, 2024
D-NJMikie SherrillFeb 6, 2024
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 6, 2024
D-ORVal T. HoyleFeb 6, 2024
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 24, 2024
D-RIGabe AmoJul 24, 2024
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyJul 24, 2024
D-CAMaxine WatersAug 23, 2024
D-NYJerrold NadlerAug 27, 2024
D-PAMatt CartwrightAug 27, 2024
D-ILRobin L. KellyAug 27, 2024
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroAug 27, 2024
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonSep 3, 2024
D-CAJudy ChuSep 3, 2024
D-TXGreg CasarSep 9, 2024
D-MIHaley M. StevensSep 9, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseySep 9, 2024
D-MIDebbie DingellOct 4, 2024
D-MDGlenn IveyOct 4, 2024
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOct 4, 2024
D-CAKevin MullinOct 4, 2024
D-NYRitchie TorresOct 4, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarOct 4, 2024
D-COJoe NeguseOct 22, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaNov 14, 2024
D-PABrendan F. BoyleNov 26, 2024
D-NJLaMonica McIverDec 3, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterDec 3, 2024
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottDec 4, 2024
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyDec 4, 2024
D-MAJake AuchinclossDec 6, 2024

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 30, 2023
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 30, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 30, 2023Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To imposes visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in violating the human rights of individuals due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 114, June 30, 2023, page H3161.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) 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.

  1. Jun 30, 2023Introduced in House

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