House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025
Official title: To establish in the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 17, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6056.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 193, November 17, 2025, Page H4705):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6056, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6056
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
150 cosponsors — 150 Democrats
0 of 150 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS) and 120 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia.
- H.R. 5578 (119th) Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026
- H.Res. 264 (119th) Of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the security…
- H.R. 4227 (119th) AMMO Act
- H.R. 10820 (119th) Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026
- H.R. 7827 (119th) Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1228 (119th) Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings.
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.