US Congress Senate Bill 2645 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Global Respect Act The President shall submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. A listed foreign person shall be ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Any visa issued for such person is revoked. The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security shall waive this prohibition if in U.S. national security interests or if necessary for compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters. Congressional notification before any such waiver is required. The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor shall designate a senior officer or officers to track violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to include information on sexual orientation or gender identity violence or restrictions in the annual country reports on human rights practices.

Global Respect Act

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB2368 (Related) 2015-08-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2645/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2645/BILLS-114s2645is.pdf