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Global Respect Act introduced to restrict visas for foreign individuals violating human rights

Original title: Global Respect Act

November 19, 2025

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Where This Stands

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Last action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Nov 19, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

This bill creates a new federal standard for visa eligibility, directly impacting foreign nationals who are found to have engaged in human rights abuses by barring them from entering the United States.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Foreign nationals

Individuals identified as having committed human rights abuses would be barred from obtaining U.S. visas.

U.S. Department of State

The agency would be responsible for implementing visa denials based on the criteria established by the act.

What changed

Current stage: in_committee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

The Global Respect Act (HR) would prohibit the issuance of U.S. visas to foreign individuals who commit . This measure establishes a formal mechanism to deny entry to those identified as responsible for such abuses.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Global Respect Act do?

It proposes to deny U.S. visas to foreign individuals who have committed .

Who is affected by this bill?

Foreign nationals who are determined to have committed gross human rights violations would be ineligible for U.S. visas.

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Human Rights Visa Restriction

The bill formalizes a policy of using visa denial as a specific tool for addressing international human rights abuses.

Global Respect Act

Connected Entities

organizationCommittee on the Judiciary“The committee to which the bill was referred for consideration.”Map →

organizationCommittee on Foreign Affairs“The committee to which the bill was referred for consideration.”Map →

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