US Congress House Bill 590 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 62-2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - 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 2015 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: direct U.S. government efforts regarding the human rights of LGBT people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender); represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBT people, including discrimination and violence against LGBT people; serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary of State regarding human rights for LGBT people; and implement activities regarding support, education, resettlement, and empowerment of LGBT people. Directs the Special Envoy to develop or update annually for five 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 U.S. Agency for International Development to provide assistance to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2015-01-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2015-01-28	House	Introduced in House

SB302 (Same As) 2015-01-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S654-655)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/590/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr590/BILLS-114hr590ih.pdf