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Senate bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024

S. 3705Introduced Jan 31, 2024Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Cardin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 31, 2024 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats

0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Cory Booker (D-NJ), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.