II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1172 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2017 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Portman , Mr. Murphy , Ms. Collins , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.