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HR 367 108th Congress House Immigration East Asia North Korea Refugees Right of asylum

To allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum.

Introduced: January 27, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jan 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Considers North Korean nationals not to be nationals of South Korea for purposes of refugee or asylee status.
What's happening now March 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1336 Identical bill A bill to allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 6, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 367: To allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-367/
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"H.R. 367: To allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-367/.
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H.R. 367, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-367/.
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