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S. 2180119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jun 26, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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S 2180 would ban foreign nationals who commit serious LGBTQI abuses from entering the US and require new State Dept tracking reports.
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S 2180 would require the U.S. government to create and regularly update a list of foreign individuals who have committed serious human rights abuses against LGBTQI people, including torture, prolonged detention without trial, and forced disappearances. Anyone placed on the list would be banned from entering the United States, and any existing visas would be canceled. The bill would also update existing annual U.S. human rights reports to include information on how LGBTQI people are treated in countries around the world.
The bill primarily affects foreign government officials and other foreign nationals found responsible for these abuses, who would face U.S. travel bans and visa cancellations. The State Department would also be affected, taking on new responsibilities to monitor, track, and report on LGBTQI rights conditions globally, including through a newly assigned senior official.
The list would be mostly public, though a classified section could exist for national security reasons, and the president would be encouraged to consider additional financial or economic sanctions against those listed. The bill does not directly change any laws or policies inside the United States affecting American citizens.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.