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H.R. 4027 115th Congress House

LEED Act

Official title: To require global economic and political pressure to support diplomatic denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including through the imposition of sanctions… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require global economic and political pressure to support diplomatic denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including through the imposition of sanctions with respect to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and any enablers of the activities of that Government, and to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 11, 2017 Introduced by: Ann Wagner Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferationAsiaBank accounts, deposits, capitalChina
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Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international bankingForeign and international corporationsForeign laborForeign propertyFreedom of informationHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational organizations and cooperationMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary education and trainingNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSanctionsTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictionsTrade secrets and economic espionageUnited NationsWar and emergency powers
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Oct 11, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 11, 2017
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 or the LEED Act

This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3) impose specified sanctions against a person that imports, purchases, or transfers goods or services from the North Korean government or from such entities or affiliates.

The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 is amended to extend assistance for human rights and democracy programs.

The bill prescribes reporting requirements with respect to North Korea's ballistic missile and missile fuel program.

The Department of State shall: (1) brief Congress on the status of U.S. diplomatic engagement with North Korea and of detained U.S. citizens, and (2) develop a diplomatic strategy to end the transfer of rocket fuels and chemical precursors to North Korea.

The State Department may reduce its diplomatic presence in, and terminate or reduce foreign assistance to, countries that are not cooperating with diplomatic and economic efforts to isolate North Korea.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1901 Identical bill LEED Act
  • S 1562 North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4027: LEED Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4027/
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"H.R. 4027: LEED Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4027/.
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H.R. 4027, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4027/.
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