HR 4245 United States House · 119th Congress

GLOBE Act of 2025

The GLOBE Act of 2025 aims to advance global LGBTQI human rights by requiring the U.S. State Department to document and report on violence and discrimination against LGBTQI people worldwide. It establishes a permanent Special Envoy for LGBTQI rights at the State Department and creates an interagency group to coordinate U.S. government responses to threats against LGBTQI populations. The bill authorizes sanctions against foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against LGBTQI people, including banning them from entering the United States. It also includes provisions to improve U.S. foreign assistance programs to better protect LGBTQI rights and makes changes to immigration policy to better protect LGBTQI asylum seekers.

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Jun 2025

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Introduced Jun 27, 2025 Last action Jun 27, 2025

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Jun 27, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Jun 27, 2025

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1 primary · 56 co-sponsors