# 117-hr-3485: Global Respect Act

117-hr-3485, Global Respect Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3485
- Congress: 117
- Title: Global Respect Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2021-05-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 74
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 shall report and periodically update a list of foreign persons responsible for such human rights violations and apply sanctions accordingly. The Department of State shall 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.

## Cosponsors (74)

- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 227 | 206 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3485 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3485)

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