GLOBE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3800
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Assault and harassment offenses
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of State
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Domestic violence and child abuse
Elementary and secondary education
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
HIV/AIDS
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sanctions
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
Visas and passports
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 or the GLOBE Act of 2021

 
This bill contains provisions related to (1) the protection of LGBTQI individuals globally; and (2) immigration protections for vulnerable individuals. 
 
The bill establishes (1) an interagency group to respond to urgent threats to LGBTQI people in foreign countries, and (2) a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples in the Department of State. 
 
The President shall impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violating the human rights of individuals based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
 
The State Department shall establish the Global Equality Fund to provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations working to advance and protect human rights. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall establish the LGBTQI Global Development Partnership to work with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to support LGBTQI rights. 
 
The bill removes prohibitions against providing foreign assistance to nongovernmental organizations that offer certain medical services (e.g., abortion-related services) using non-U.S. government funds. 
 
The bill contains several immigration-related provisions, such as those 
 
 
establishing that persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity may form the basis of an asylum request,
 
allowing certain applicants to file asylum claims more than a year after their arrival in the United States,
 
including a permanent partnership between two partners as a marriage for immigration law purposes,
 
providing for free counsel in certain immigration proceedings, and
 
granting U.S. citizenship to a child born abroad through assistive reproductive technology from a U.S. citizen who is the child's nonbiological parent.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in House