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Introduced
05/25/2021
05/25/2021
In Committee
09/30/2021
09/30/2021
Crossed Over
02/09/2022
02/09/2022
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
AN ACT To impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for viola- tions of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals. It requires the President to maintain a list of such foreign persons and impose visa restrictions and other sanctions on them and their immediate family members. The bill also requires the State Department to track violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics, and include related information in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a report on past risks to LGBTQI individuals in different regions.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (75)
David Cicilline (D)*,
Jake Auchincloss (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
André Carson (D),
Ed Case (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Lois Frankel (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
James Langevin (D),
John Larson (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Elaine Luria (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Kathy Manning (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 02/09/2022)
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