119th Congress

H.R. 6056

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Robert Garcia(D-CA)
Introduced: Nov 17, 2025
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (150)

Original cosponsors (72)

Added later (78)

Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) · Nov 18, 2025
Ed Case (D-HI) · Nov 18, 2025
Ilhan Omar (D-MN) · Nov 18, 2025
John Garamendi (D-CA) · Nov 18, 2025
Julie Johnson (D-TX) · Nov 18, 2025
Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Nov 18, 2025
Mark Takano (D-CA) · Nov 18, 2025
Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) · Nov 18, 2025
Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · Nov 18, 2025
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) · Nov 19, 2025
Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Nov 19, 2025
Emily Randall (D-WA) · Nov 25, 2025
Haley M. Stevens (D-MI) · Nov 25, 2025
Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Nov 25, 2025
Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) · Dec 1, 2025
Glenn Ivey (D-MD) · Dec 1, 2025
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Dec 1, 2025
Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) · Dec 1, 2025
Maxwell Frost (D-FL) · Dec 1, 2025
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) · Dec 1, 2025
Donald Norcross (D-NJ) · Dec 3, 2025
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Dec 3, 2025
George Latimer (D-NY) · Dec 3, 2025
Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) · Dec 3, 2025
Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) · Dec 3, 2025
Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Dec 3, 2025
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Dec 10, 2025
Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA) · Dec 10, 2025
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Dec 10, 2025
Julia Brownley (D-CA) · Dec 10, 2025
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) · Dec 10, 2025
Steven Horsford (D-NV) · Dec 10, 2025
Becca Balint (D-VT) · Dec 15, 2025
Ritchie Torres (D-NY) · Dec 15, 2025
Jason Crow (D-CO) · Dec 16, 2025
Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY) · Dec 16, 2025
Pete Aguilar (D-CA) · Dec 16, 2025
Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) · Dec 16, 2025
Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Jan 30, 2026
Chris Pappas (D-NH) · Jan 30, 2026
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) · Jan 30, 2026
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) · Jan 30, 2026
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Jan 30, 2026
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) · Jan 30, 2026
Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) · Jan 30, 2026
Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · Jan 30, 2026
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · Jan 30, 2026
Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Jan 30, 2026
John B. Larson (D-CT) · Feb 4, 2026
Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) · Feb 13, 2026
Bill Foster (D-IL) · Feb 13, 2026
Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) · Feb 13, 2026
Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) · Feb 13, 2026
Greg Stanton (D-AZ) · Feb 13, 2026
James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Feb 13, 2026
Lois Frankel (D-FL) · Feb 13, 2026
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) · Feb 17, 2026
Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) · Apr 6, 2026
Jared F. Golden (D-ME) · Apr 6, 2026
Al Green (D-TX) · Apr 16, 2026
Maxine Waters (D-CA) · Apr 16, 2026
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) · Apr 28, 2026
Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · May 12, 2026
Dave Min (D-CA) · May 13, 2026
Jamie Raskin (D-MD) · May 21, 2026
Kathy Castor (D-FL) · Jun 8, 2026
Kelly Morrison (D-MN) · Jun 8, 2026
LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) · Jun 8, 2026
Patrick Ryan (D-NY) · Jun 8, 2026
Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) · Jul 9, 2026
J. Luis Correa (D-CA) · Jul 9, 2026
Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Jul 9, 2026
Veronica Escobar (D-TX) · Jul 15, 2026
Mike Levin (D-CA) · Jul 20, 2026
Joe Courtney (D-CT) · Aug 6, 2026
Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) · Aug 31, 2026
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) · Sep 2, 2026
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) · Sep 3, 2026

Summary

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Official title: To establish in the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Nov 17, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Nov 17, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 17, 2025
Introduced in House