U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 3426
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025
A bill to establish in the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ People, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Introduced
- December 10, 2025, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- International Affairs (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (35)
35 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Angela D. AlsobrooksD-MD
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Michael F. BennetD-CO
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Maria CantwellD-WA
- Christopher A. CoonsD-DE
- Catherine Cortez MastoD-NV
- Tammy DuckworthD-IL
- Richard J. DurbinD-IL
- John FettermanD-PA
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NY
- Martin HeinrichD-NM
- John W. HickenlooperD-CO
- Mazie K. HironoD-HI
- Tim KaineD-VA
- Mark KellyD-AZ
- Ben Ray LujánD-NM
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Christopher MurphyD-CT
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Gary C. PetersD-MI
- Jacky RosenD-NV
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Brian SchatzD-HI
- Adam B. SchiffD-CA
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
- Tina SmithD-MN
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Peter WelchD-VT
- Ron WydenD-OR
Signed on later
- Elissa SlotkinD-MIJanuary 28, 2026
- Jon OssoffD-GAMarch 5, 2026