119-hr-6151119th Congress

Global Respect Act

Sponsored By: Representative McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

Introduced

Summary

Hold foreign perpetrators of anti-LGBTQI abuse accountable. The Global Respect Act would create a U.S. process to list and sanction foreign people responsible for violence or discrimination against LGBTQI individuals and would strengthen tracking and reporting of such abuses abroad.

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People listed as responsible or complicit would be barred from U.S. visas and immigration benefits and rendered inadmissible. The bill would require an initial list within 180 days and updates every six months.
U.S. diplomacy would get a bureau-based senior officer to monitor violence, criminalization, and restrictions on freedoms tied to sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. Annual country reports would be amended to require information on such violence or discrimination.
The State Department would report annually to Congress on listings, removals, coordination with foreign governments, and the sanctions' effects. The bill would include exemptions for national security and international obligations and a waiver when sanctions would harm vital U.S. interests.

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Track anti-LGBTQI abuses abroad

The State Department would name senior officers to track violence and restrictions against LGBTQI people in other countries. Human rights reports would include this information wherever relevant. The President, through the Secretary of State, would send Congress a yearly report on sanctions results, with a public part posted online. The bill would also name which House and Senate committees receive these reports.

Visa bans for anti-LGBTQI abusers

This bill would require the President to name and publish a list of foreign people who commit severe anti-LGBTQI abuses. The first list would be due within 180 days, with updates twice a year. People on the list would be denied U.S. visas and entry, and any visas would be revoked right away. The President could waive a case for national security, and immediate family could be excepted if they face persecution. Limited exceptions would apply for U.S. intelligence or law enforcement needs and to meet U.N. headquarters obligations.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

DE • D

Cosponsors

Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/22/2026
Rep. Blair, Everton [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
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Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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IN • D
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LA • D
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Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
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Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
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Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
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Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
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FL • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
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Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
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Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
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Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
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Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
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CT • D
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WA • D
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PA • D
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CA • D
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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NY • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
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NC • D
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FL • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
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PA • D
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OR • D
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CA • D
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Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
MD • D
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Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
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Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
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Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
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KY • D
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
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Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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IL • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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NJ • D
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Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
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Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
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Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
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Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
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Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
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NY • D
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KS • D
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MD • D
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CA • D
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MD • D
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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WA • D
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WA • D
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WA • D
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WA • D
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MA • D
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CA • D
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Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
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CO • D
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ME • D
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Global Respect Act

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