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US SB3426
Bill
AI Summary
- Establishes a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ People within the Department of State, appointed by the President at Ambassador rank with Senate confirmation
- Requires the Special Envoy to develop a biannual global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTQI+ people internationally, with mandatory congressional briefings every 180 days
- Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to document criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics, including identifying countries with laws criminalizing LGBTQI+ people
- Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide foreign assistance for programs addressing human rights abuses against LGBTQI+ people, capacity building for foreign legal systems, health sector responses, and leadership development for international LGBTQI+ activists
- Declares U.S. policy to systematically integrate LGBTQI+ human rights into foreign policy, require nondiscrimination policies for all federal funding recipients operating abroad, and ensure LGBTQI+ individuals fleeing persecution can seek U.S. protection
Legislative Description
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025
International affairs
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
12/10/2025
Committee Referrals
Foreign Relations12/10/2025
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