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Global Respect Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced
Summary
Targets foreign human-rights abusers who persecute LGBTQI people. This bill would create a sanctions and listing program that names foreign individuals and entities tied to violence or discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics and would use visa bans, removals, and other targeted measures to increase accountability.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual State Department report
This bill would require the Secretary of State to send Congress a report within one year and every year after. Reports must list how many people were added or removed, the dates, and the reasons. Later reports would include year‑over‑year analyses and describe any coordination with other governments on similar sanctions.
Biannual list of foreign abusers
This bill would require the President to publish a public list every 180 days of foreign persons tied to serious abuses against people for sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. The bill would define who counts as a "foreign person," including foreign citizens, dual nationals, foreign entities, and foreign government entities. The unclassified list must be published in the Federal Register. The President may include a classified annex only for vital national security reasons, with 15 days' notice to Congress. The President would have to consider information from congressional committee leaders and reply within 120 days to written requests about a person.
Visa bans and removal for listed people
This bill would make anyone on the list ineligible for U.S. visas and admission. The Secretary of State would have to revoke visas as allowed by law and the Department of Homeland Security would have to remove listed people from the United States. Agencies must issue regulations to carry this out within 180 days of enactment. The President could waive the visa ban to comply with U.N. headquarters or consular agreements or for national security. The President must notify and justify any waiver to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before granting it.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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