S. 3426: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-12-10 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2025-12-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
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International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025

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International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s3426.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

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Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · 35 cosponsors

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Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s3426.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s3426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills