US Congress House Bill 5128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples who shall: (1) direct U.S. government efforts regarding human rights abuses against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender) community internationally and the advancement of human rights for LGBT people in U.S. foreign policy, and (2) represent the United States internationally in bilateral and multilateral engagement on these matters. Directs the Special Envoy to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014

Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2014-07-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

SB2472 (Same As) 2014-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5128/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5128/BILLS-113hr5128ih.pdf