GLOBE Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The GLOBE Act establishes a comprehensive U.S. foreign policy framework to protect LGBTQI human rights globally. It requires the State Department to document anti-LGBTQI discrimination and violence in annual human rights reports, creates a sanctions regime for foreign individuals who commit human rights violations against LGBTQI people, and establishes a Global Equality Fund to support civil society organizations abroad.
Who Benefits and How
LGBTQI individuals abroad benefit from increased U.S. diplomatic pressure and foreign assistance to protect their rights. LGBTQI asylum seekers benefit from explicit recognition that persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity qualifies as persecution based on "membership in a particular social group," and the removal of the one-year filing deadline for asylum applications. LGBTQI State Department employees benefit from improved support for overseas assignments. Civil society organizations working on LGBTQI rights gain access to the Global Equality Fund for grants and technical assistance.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against LGBTQI people face sanctions including asset blocking and visa denials. The State Department faces substantial new reporting requirements on LGBTQI issues in every country. PEPFAR and other foreign assistance programs must implement training on LGBTQI health needs. Countries that criminalize LGBTQI status face increased U.S. diplomatic pressure and potential foreign assistance conditions.
Key Provisions
- Requires annual human rights reports to document anti-LGBTQI violence and discrimination in every country
- Establishes biannual sanctions lists targeting individuals responsible for human rights violations against LGBTQI people
- Creates Global Equality Fund for grants to civil society organizations protecting LGBTQI rights
- Amends Immigration and Nationality Act to explicitly recognize LGBTQI persecution as grounds for asylum
- Removes one-year deadline for asylum applications
- Allows self-selection of sex designation (including X) on passports and documents
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes a comprehensive framework for U.S. foreign policy to protect LGBTQI human rights abroad through documentation, sanctions, foreign assistance, immigration reform, and diplomatic engagement.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Immigration, Foreign Aid
Primary Purpose
Establishes a comprehensive framework for U.S. foreign policy to protect LGBTQI human rights abroad through documentation, sanctions, foreign assistance, immigration reform, and diplomatic engagement.
Policy Domains
GLOBE Act of 2025
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- LGBTQI individuals abroad
- LGBTQI asylum seekers
- LGBTQI civil society organizations
- LGBTQI State Department employees
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Foreign individuals violating LGBTQI rights (sanctions)
- State Department (reporting)
- Countries criminalizing LGBTQI status
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Coons, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Countries refusing LGBTQI employee accreditation, Countries with anti-LGBTQI laws, Department of Justice
Positive-direction: LGBTQI State Department employees
Negative-direction: Countries refusing LGBTQI employee accreditation, Countries with anti-LGBTQI laws, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of State (Consular Affairs), Department of State (Human Resources), Department of State and USAID, Foreign individuals who violate LGBTQI human rights, Global AIDS Coordinator, Treasury Department, USCIS (asylum adjudication)
All asylum seekers (one-year deadline removal), LGBTQI asylum seekers, LGBTQI individuals abroad
Civil society organizations in countries with anti-LGBTQI laws, Civil society organizations working on LGBTQI rights, LGBTQI human rights defenders
US foreign assistance contractors and grantees
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
- "the_coordinator"
- → Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual's designated sex at birth.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex.
Actual or perceived homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.
An alien who is under 21 or over 60, pregnant, identifies as LGBTQI, is a crime victim/witness, has filed civil rights claims, has serious illness/disability, has credible fear of persecution, or is experiencing severe trauma.
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