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H.R. 3485: Global Respect Act

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H.R. 3485: Global Respect Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-25 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 42 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3485 (2022-02-09), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and 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 This bill imposes visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in violating the human rights of individuals due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. The President must report and periodically update a list of foreign persons responsible for such human rights violations and apply sanctions accordingly. The Department of State must designate at least one senior officer who shall be responsible for tracking violence and discrimination against individuals based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics in foreign countries.

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Official text

Global Respect Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · 74 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3485, Global Respect Act (2021-11-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and 14 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3485 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117