119th Congress
S. 3426
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Edward J. Markey(D-MA)
- Introduced
- Dec 10, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (35)
Original cosponsors (33)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Added later (2)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Jan 28, 2026
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Mar 5, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill to establish in the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ People, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Dec 10, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 10, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - Dec 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate