US Congress Senate Bill 1825 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 President shall report and periodically update a list of foreign persons responsible for such human rights violations and apply sanctions accordingly. The Department of State shall designate at least one senior officer who shall be responsible for tracking violence and discrimination against individuals based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in foreign countries.

Global Respect Act of 2019

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB3252 (Related) 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1825/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1825/BILLS-116s1825is.pdf