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Global Respect Act

USA119th CongressHR-6151| House 
| Updated: 11/19/2025
Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride

Democratic Representative

Delaware

Cosponsors (141)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)April McClain Delaney (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Yassamin Ansari (Democratic)Becca Balint (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Kelly Morrison (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Julie Johnson (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Robert Garcia (Democratic)Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Pablo Jose Hernández (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)James R. Walkinshaw (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Maxine Dexter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Dave Min (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)George Latimer (Democratic)Derek Tran (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Hillary J. Scholten (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Timothy M. Kennedy (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Eric Sorensen (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jared Moskowitz (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Emily Randall (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill establishes a framework for imposing sanctions on foreign persons found responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals. The President is mandated to compile and biannually update a list of individuals complicit in acts such as torture, cruel treatment, prolonged detention, forced disappearance, or other flagrant denials of life, liberty, or security based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. This list, primarily unclassified and published in the Federal Register, includes provisions for classified annexes under specific national security conditions. Foreign persons identified on this list will be deemed inadmissible to the United States , ineligible for visas, and will have any existing visas revoked. The President retains the authority to waive sanctions for vital national security interests or remove individuals from the list if new credible information emerges, they face appropriate prosecution, or demonstrate a significant change in behavior. The legislation also outlines processes for public submission of information regarding potential violators and requires the President to consider requests from congressional committee leadership. Beyond sanctions, the bill enhances global monitoring and reporting on LGBTQI human rights. It directs the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to designate an officer responsible for tracking violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms for LGBTQI individuals in foreign countries. Additionally, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to ensure that annual country human rights reports include detailed information on violence and discrimination affecting the fundamental freedoms of LGBTQI persons.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3485
Global Respect Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4422
Global Respect Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3252
Global Respect Act
Jun 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2180
Introduced in Senate
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3485
    Global Respect Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4422
    Global Respect Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3252
    Global Respect Act


  • June 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2180
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 19, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 19, 2025
    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.

International Affairs

Global Respect Act

USA119th CongressHR-6151| House 
| Updated: 11/19/2025
This bill establishes a framework for imposing sanctions on foreign persons found responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals. The President is mandated to compile and biannually update a list of individuals complicit in acts such as torture, cruel treatment, prolonged detention, forced disappearance, or other flagrant denials of life, liberty, or security based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. This list, primarily unclassified and published in the Federal Register, includes provisions for classified annexes under specific national security conditions. Foreign persons identified on this list will be deemed inadmissible to the United States , ineligible for visas, and will have any existing visas revoked. The President retains the authority to waive sanctions for vital national security interests or remove individuals from the list if new credible information emerges, they face appropriate prosecution, or demonstrate a significant change in behavior. The legislation also outlines processes for public submission of information regarding potential violators and requires the President to consider requests from congressional committee leadership. Beyond sanctions, the bill enhances global monitoring and reporting on LGBTQI human rights. It directs the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to designate an officer responsible for tracking violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms for LGBTQI individuals in foreign countries. Additionally, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to ensure that annual country human rights reports include detailed information on violence and discrimination affecting the fundamental freedoms of LGBTQI persons.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3485
Global Respect Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4422
Global Respect Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3252
Global Respect Act
Jun 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2180
Introduced in Senate
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3485
    Global Respect Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4422
    Global Respect Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3252
    Global Respect Act


  • June 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2180
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 19, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 19, 2025
    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.
Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride

Democratic Representative

Delaware

Cosponsors (141)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)April McClain Delaney (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Yassamin Ansari (Democratic)Becca Balint (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Kelly Morrison (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Julie Johnson (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Robert Garcia (Democratic)Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Pablo Jose Hernández (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)James R. Walkinshaw (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Maxine Dexter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Dave Min (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)George Latimer (Democratic)Derek Tran (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Hillary J. Scholten (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Timothy M. Kennedy (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Eric Sorensen (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jared Moskowitz (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Emily Randall (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted