# 119-s-2611: Safeguarding the Integrity of the Human Rights Reports Act of 2025

119-s-2611, Safeguarding the Integrity of the Human Rights Reports Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2611
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding the Integrity of the Human Rights Reports Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protecting the integrity of the State Department’s annual Human Rights Reports** is the central aim of this bill. It would require those reports to be comprehensive, fact-based, and free from political favoritism. - Would tighten reporting rules and require annual, credible Country Reports on Human Rights Practices that cover the full scope of internationally recognized human rights and maintain veracity. - Would expand what must be reported. New topics include involuntary or coerced medical or psychological practices and discrimination in maternal and reproductive health, refoulement risks, harassment of relatives of exiles, censorship and internet restrictions, freedom of expression, limits on movement, statelessness and discrimination against internally displaced persons, privacy interference, serious restrictions on political participation or fair elections, government corruption, targeted violence and discrimination against women, persons with disabilities, ethnic and Indigenous groups, LGBTQI+ people, and vulnerable migrants, and due process and detention abuses including politically motivated convictions and deaths or cruel treatment in custody. - Would emphasize engaging with human rights defenders, journalists, victims, and other stakeholders and using the reports to inform U.S. strategies and help prevent U.S. taxpayer funds from flowing to rights violators.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2611 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2611)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2611 (as of 2026-04-21).