Michael Rulli

FP4A supports intersectional approaches to addressing gender inequality and empowering women across every aspect of society. Backed by that vision, Foreign Policy for America chose to score cosponsorship of a collection of bills that address the many ways and areas in which women are either marginalized or disproportionately impacted across the world. Foreign Policy for America scored positively those who cosponsored at least three of the following six bills:

1. H.R. 4060, the GLOBE Act of 2023, which would protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world. The measure, introduced by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), concluded the 118th Congress with 91 cosponsors in the House.
2. H.R. 1838, the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, which would ensure that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services using non-U.S. government funds, so long as the medical services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. The measure, introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), concluded the 118th Congress with 172 cosponsors in the House.
3. H.R. 4166, the Support UNFPA Funding Act, which would authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, a reproductive health agency working in more than 150 countries to end preventable maternal deaths, the unmet need for contraception, and gender-based violence and other harmful practices. The measure, introduced by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), concluded the 118th Congress with 123 cosponsors in the House.
4. H.R. 1833, the International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023, which would establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the Department of State. The measure, introduced by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), concluded the 118th Congress with 205 cosponsors in the House.
5. H.R.4422, the Global Respect Act, which would impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex. The measure, introduced by Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), concluded the 118th Congress with 161 cosponsors in the House.
6. H.R.1723, the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act, which would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services. The measure, introduced by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), concluded the 118th Congress with 205 cosponsors in the House.