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HCONRES 234 110th Congress House International Affairs Asian American ethnic groups China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congressional tributes East Asia Human rights Immigration Minorities North Korea Refugees Repatriation Right of asylum United Nations

Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of refugees from North Korea.

Introduced: October 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 30, 2007
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 29, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 29, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H12109-12110)
Oct 29, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12109-12110)
Oct 29, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 234.
Oct 29, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12109-12112)
Oct 29, 2007
Mr. Tanner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 23, 2007
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 23, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 15, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 15, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Encourages the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to: (1) halt the forced repatriation of North Koreans who face a well-founded fear of persecution if they are returned to North Korea; and (2) grant the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees access to determine such refugees' status and the degree of assistance to which they are entitled.

Recognizes the efforts of the Korean-American community for bringing attention to the plight of North Korean refugees.

What's happening now October 30, 2007

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 7
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 23, 2007
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Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 23, 2007
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 22, 2007
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 22, 2007
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 22, 2007
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 22, 2007
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Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 18, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2007
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 16, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 234: Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of refugees from North Korea.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-234/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 234: Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of refugees from North Korea.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-234/.
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H. Con. Res. 234, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-234/.
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[H. Con. Res. 234: Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of refugees from North Korea.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-234/)
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