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Introduced
03/14/2019
03/14/2019
In Committee
10/30/2019
10/30/2019
Crossed Over
03/10/2020
03/10/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Divided Families Reunification Act Divided Families Reunification Act This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family in North Korea. The State Department's Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues shall periodically report to Congress on its consultations with representatives of Korean Americans with family in North Korea on reunification efforts.
AI Summary
This bill directs the U.S. Department of State to periodically consult with South Korea on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with their family members in North Korea, including through video reunions. It also requires the State Department's Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues to regularly consult with representatives of Korean Americans who have family in North Korea about efforts to reunite divided families. The bill is aimed at addressing the long-standing separation of Korean American families from their relatives in North Korea since the Korean War Armistice Agreement in 1953.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (45)
Grace Meng (D)*,
Karen Bass (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Ed Case (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Tom Graves (R),
Al Green (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Brian Mast (R),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Van Taylor (R),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Rob Woodall (R),
Lee Zeldin (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 03/10/2020)
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