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H.R. 1833: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023

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H.R. 1833: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1662)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1662) 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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International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] · 205 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Grace Meng (D-NY), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and 145 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] reported raising $3.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1833 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118