US Congress House Bill 1857 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 215-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes in the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex) Peoples who shall serve as the principal State Department advisor regarding human rights for LGBTI people and represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBTI people. The special envoy shall periodically provide Congress with a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTI people. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development may provide assistance to prevent and respond to such activities against LGBTI people. The bill also requires that annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2019

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]
Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]
Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-03-25	House	Introduced in House

SB861 (Same As) 2019-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1857/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1857/BILLS-116hr1857ih.pdf