GLOBE Act of 2025

Sponsor: Dina Titus (Democratic-NV)June 27, 2025

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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.

Protects LGBTQI people worldwide and updates US immigration policies.

This bill would strengthen how the US addresses human rights abuses against LGBTQI people globally by creating new roles at the State Department and USAID, allowing for sanctions against foreign individuals who violate LGBTQI human rights, and changing US immigration laws to better protect LGBTQI asylum seekers and recognize permanent partnerships.

What Would Change

Currently, US foreign policy and immigration laws address human rights generally, but specific protections and mechanisms for LGBTQI individuals are less explicit. This bill would create dedicated roles, funds, and reporting requirements focused specifically on LGBTQI human rights abroad. It would also make significant changes to US immigration law to better protect LGBTQI asylum seekers and recognize diverse family structures for immigration purposes.

Key Provisions

Requires US human rights reports to include detailed information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTQI people in other countries.
Creates a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples at the State Department and a Senior LGBTQI Coordinator at USAID.
Allows the President to impose sanctions, including visa bans, on foreign individuals responsible for severe human rights abuses against LGBTQI people.
Establishes a Global Equality Fund and an LGBTQI Global Development Partnership to support organizations working on LGBTQI human rights worldwide.
Changes US immigration law to explicitly recognize persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity as grounds for asylum.

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Repeals the one-year deadline for filing asylum applications and defines "marriage" to include "permanent partnerships" for immigration purposes.

Requires the State Department to allow non-binary or neutral sex designations (like 'X') on US passports and consular reports of birth abroad.

Clarifies that children born abroad to US citizen parents using assisted reproductive technology (ART) can acquire citizenship, even without a biological connection, if local or US law recognizes legal parentage.

Lobbying Activity

4 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

2 filings

POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2 filings

2.POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL2 filings

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

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4 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

2 filings

POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2 filings

2.POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL2 filings

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.