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Union Calendar No. 166 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3485 
[Report No. 117–224, Part I] 
To impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 
PETERS, Mr. KILMER, Ms. BASS, Mr. WELCH, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. LOIS 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. COSTA, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CASE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. TLAIB, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. OMAR, Ms. TITUS, 
Mr. TONKO, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 
MANNING, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. MENG, Ms. DEAN, Mr. 
SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. CARSON, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. 
PAPPAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 
JANUARY 10, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JANUARY 10, 2022 
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not 
later than February 4, 2022 
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JANUARY 21, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. STANTON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, 
Ms. 
BONAMICI, 
Ms. 
CLARK
of 
Massachusetts, 
Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. WILD, Mr. 
SIRES, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. KIND, Mr. KEATING, Mr. LIEU, 
Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. DAVIDS of Kan-
sas, Ms. CHU, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, and Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ 
JANUARY 21, 2022 
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2021] 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for viola-
tions of internationally recognized human rights against 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex 
(LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Respect Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The dignity, freedom, and equality of all 
human beings are fundamental to a thriving global 
community. 
(2) The rights to life, liberty, and security of the 
person, the right to privacy, and the right to freedom 
of expression and association are fundamental human 
rights. 
(3) An alarming trend of violence directed at 
LGBTQI individuals around the world continues. 
(4) Approximately one-third of all countries have 
laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations, and 
many have enacted policies or laws that would fur-
ther target LGBTQI individuals. 
(5) Every year thousands of individuals around 
the world are targeted for harassment, attack, arrest, 
and murder on the basis of their sexual orientation 
or gender identity. 
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(6) Those who commit crimes against LGBTQI 
individuals often do so with impunity, and are not 
held accountable for their crimes. 
(7) In many instances police, prison, military, 
and civilian government authorities have been di-
rectly complicit in abuses aimed at LGBTQI citizens, 
including arbitrary arrest, torture, and sexual abuse. 
(8) Celebrations of LGBTQI individuals and 
communities, such as film festivals, Pride events, and 
demonstrations are often forced underground due to 
inaction on the part of, or harassment by, local law 
enforcement and government officials, in violation of 
freedoms of assembly and expression. 
(9) Laws criminalizing consensual same-sex re-
lations severely hinder access to HIV/AIDS treatment, 
information, and preventive measures for LGBTQI 
individuals and families. 
(10) Many countries are making positive devel-
opments in the protection of the basic human rights 
of LGBTQI individuals. 
SEC. 3. SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR 
VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST 
LGBTQI PEOPLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and biannually thereafter, 
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the President shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of each foreign person the President 
determines, based on credible information, including infor-
mation obtained by other countries or by nongovernmental 
organizations that monitor violations of human rights— 
(1) is responsible for or complicit in, with re-
spect to persons based on actual or perceived sexual 
orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics— 
(A) cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment 
or punishment; 
(B) prolonged detention without charges 
and trial; 
(C) causing the disappearance of such per-
sons by the abduction and clandestine detention 
of such persons; or 
(D) other flagrant denial of the right to life, 
liberty, or the security of such persons; 
(2) acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign 
person in a matter relating to an activity described 
in paragraph (1); or 
(3) is responsible for or complicit in inciting a 
foreign person to engage in an activity described in 
paragraph (1). 
(b) FORM; UPDATES; REMOVAL.— 
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