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North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008

Introduced: April 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-346.
Oct 7, 2008
Signed by President.
Sep 26, 2008
Presented to President.
Sep 23, 2008
Cleared for White House.
Sep 23, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 2008
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H8659)
Sep 23, 2008
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H8659)
Sep 23, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate H.R. 5834.
Sep 23, 2008
Mr. Scott (GA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H8659-8661)
Sep 23, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 22, 2008
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 22, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 22, 2008
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9218-9219)
Sep 22, 2008
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 19, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 15, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 15, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3747-3748)
May 15, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 5/13/2008 H3747-3748)
May 15, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4047)
May 13, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Simpson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
May 13, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5834.
May 13, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3747-3750)
May 13, 2008
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 13, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.
May 13, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-628.
Apr 30, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 30, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 5,632 — To make certain technical and clarifying amendments. Agreed to Sep 22, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 22, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the resettlement of North Korean refugees.

Amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through FY2012 for: (1) activities to support human rights and democracy and freedom of information (by increasing the availability of non-government controlled sources) in North Korea; and (2) assistance to North Koreans who are outside North Korea.

Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to report respecting U.S. broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to which the Board has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day broadcasting to North Korea.

States that the Special Envoy on North Korean human rights issues (as renamed by this Act) in North Korea shall have the rank of ambassador. Extends the Special Envoy's annual congressional reporting requirement through FY2012.

Extends the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) congressional reporting requirement respecting U.S. humanitarian assistance to North Koreans and efforts to improve transparency and monitoring in the provision of such assistance inside North Korea through 2012.

Sets forth specified reporting provisions.

What's happening now October 7, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-346.

 Bill text 7 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 29, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5834: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5834/
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