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HR 1369 116th Congress House International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Congressional oversight Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights North Korea Nuclear weapons Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea.

Introduced: February 26, 2019 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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This bill prohibits the President from waiving, reducing, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions on North Korea until the President certifies to Congress that North Korea has

  • ceased engaging in gross human rights abuses, including operation of slave-labor and political prisoner camps;
  • established a disclosure and transparency process to identify crimes committed by the North Korean regime against its people; and
  • issued a formal apology to the family of Otto Warmbier for his unlawful detention, torture, and murder.
What's happening now February 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1369: To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1369/
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"H.R. 1369: To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1369/.
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H.R. 1369, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1369/.
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