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S. 2645: Global Respect Act

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S. 2645: Global Respect Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Global Respect Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Global Respect Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 38 cosponsors

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Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s2645 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114