# 117-hr-8333: Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act

117-hr-8333, Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8333
- Congress: 117
- Title: Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-07-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act This bill prohibits, with some exceptions, the Department of Defense (DOD) from providing certain support to forces (e.g., foreign forces or irregular forces) engaged in U.S. special operations if DOD has credible information that the force in question has committed a gross violation of human rights.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
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- 117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-8333 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8333)

## Related
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- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hres-915: Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Acco…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-915)
- [117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5727)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8333 (as of 2025-11-18).