Global Respect Act of 2025

The Global Respect Act of 2025 would authorize the United States to identify and penalize foreign individuals and entities responsible for grave human-rights abuses against LGBTQI people. The core tool is a publicly published sanctions list. Anyone on the list (a “foreign person”) would be barred from obtaining US visas or admission and could be removed from the United States, with a potential for waivers in specific circumstances. The bill also requires the President to regularly update the list (every 180 days) based on credible information, and to provide Congress with reports on actions taken and potential coordination with other countries to apply similar measures. In addition, the bill expands US human-rights reporting to track violence and discrimination tied to sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics, and creates a single point of duty within the State Department to monitor these issues abroad. In short, the bill formalizes a process to publicly name violators, restrict their access to the United States, and strengthen ongoing monitoring and reporting on LGBTQI rights globally in order to push accountability and change.