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US HR1771

US HR1771
Divided Families Reunification Act


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Introduced
03/14/2019
In Committee
10/30/2019
Crossed Over
03/10/2020
Passed
Dead
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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