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GLOBE Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2231| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2025
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2025," or "GLOBE Act of 2025," seeks to advance and protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals worldwide. It establishes comprehensive strategies across U.S. foreign policy, aid, and immigration to combat discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. The bill mandates enhanced reporting on LGBTQI human rights abuses in annual country reports and creates an interagency group to coordinate U.S. responses to urgent threats against LGBTQI people abroad. It also establishes a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples within the State Department to lead global efforts and ensure training at international law enforcement academies includes LGBTQI rights. The Act requires the President to biannually list and sanction foreign persons responsible for severe human rights violations against LGBTQI individuals, making them inadmissible to the U.S. It also establishes the Global Equality Fund and the LGBTQI Global Development Partnership to provide grants and support to civil society organizations working on LGBTQI rights and inclusive development. The legislation promotes LGBTQI inclusivity in global health programs, including the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and removes limitations on foreign assistance related to health services, effectively repealing the Mexico City Policy. It also reforms immigration law by recognizing LGBTQI status as a basis for asylum, defining "permanent partners" for immigration purposes, and limiting detention for vulnerable LGBTQI aliens. Furthermore, the bill ensures that U.S. identity documents, like passports, allow for nonbinary sex designations and guarantees citizenship for children born abroad to U.S. citizens via assisted reproductive technology. It directs the U.S. to engage international organizations to combat discrimination and supports LGBTQI U.S. citizens and their families serving in diplomatic posts abroad by addressing potential impediments to their assignments.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3004
GLOBE Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1996
GLOBE Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1924
GLOBE Act of 2023
Jun 27, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4245
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3004
    GLOBE Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1996
    GLOBE Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1924
    GLOBE Act of 2023


  • June 27, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4245
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025

GLOBE Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2231| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2025
The "Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2025," or "GLOBE Act of 2025," seeks to advance and protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals worldwide. It establishes comprehensive strategies across U.S. foreign policy, aid, and immigration to combat discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. The bill mandates enhanced reporting on LGBTQI human rights abuses in annual country reports and creates an interagency group to coordinate U.S. responses to urgent threats against LGBTQI people abroad. It also establishes a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples within the State Department to lead global efforts and ensure training at international law enforcement academies includes LGBTQI rights. The Act requires the President to biannually list and sanction foreign persons responsible for severe human rights violations against LGBTQI individuals, making them inadmissible to the U.S. It also establishes the Global Equality Fund and the LGBTQI Global Development Partnership to provide grants and support to civil society organizations working on LGBTQI rights and inclusive development. The legislation promotes LGBTQI inclusivity in global health programs, including the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and removes limitations on foreign assistance related to health services, effectively repealing the Mexico City Policy. It also reforms immigration law by recognizing LGBTQI status as a basis for asylum, defining "permanent partners" for immigration purposes, and limiting detention for vulnerable LGBTQI aliens. Furthermore, the bill ensures that U.S. identity documents, like passports, allow for nonbinary sex designations and guarantees citizenship for children born abroad to U.S. citizens via assisted reproductive technology. It directs the U.S. to engage international organizations to combat discrimination and supports LGBTQI U.S. citizens and their families serving in diplomatic posts abroad by addressing potential impediments to their assignments.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3004
GLOBE Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1996
GLOBE Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1924
GLOBE Act of 2023
Jun 27, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4245
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3004
    GLOBE Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1996
    GLOBE Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1924
    GLOBE Act of 2023


  • June 27, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4245
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted