H.R. 3874: GLOBE Act of 2019
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H.R. 3874: GLOBE Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-22 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
GLOBE Act of 2019
Plain summary
Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2019 or the GLOBE Act of 2019 This bill contains provisions related to (1) the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals globally; and (2) immigration protections for vulnerable individuals. The bill establishes (1) an interagency group to respond to urgent threats to LGBTI people in foreign countries, and (2) a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Department of State. The President shall impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violating the human rights of individuals due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. The State Department shall establish the Global Equality Fund to provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations working to advance and protect human rights. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall establish the LGBTI Global Development Partnership to work with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to support LGBTI rights. The bill removes prohibitions against providing foreign assistance to nongovernmental organizations that offer certain medical services using non-U.S. government funds. The bill contains several immigration-related provisions, such as those (1) establishing that persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity may form the basis of an asylum request, (2) removing the general requirement that an asylum claim must be filed within one year of the applicant's arrival in the United States, (3) establishing that a permanent partnership between two partners is a marriage for immigration law purposes, and (4) establishing that indigent aliens have a right to free counsel in certain immigration proceedings.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · 86 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Mark Takano (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Darren Soto (D-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA) and 26 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3874.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr3874 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116