S 2657
114th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Family relationships
North Korea
South Korea
A bill to require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea.
Introduced: March 9, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Became law
Mar 9, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 9, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill directs the Department of State to consult with South Korean officials on potential opportunities to reunite Korean American families with family members in North Korea from whom such Korean American families were divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement.
At least every 180 days the State Department's Special Representative on North Korea Policy shall consult with representatives of these Korean American families regarding reunification efforts.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1