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Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2021

Introduced: June 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Jun 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Jun 21, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 16, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3011-3013; text: CR S3011-3013)
Jun 16, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3011-3013; text: CR S3011-3013)
Oct 28, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 159.
Oct 28, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 19, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2021

This bill authorizes sanctions related to censorship in North Korea and addresses related issues.

The President may impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for implementing or facilitating North Korea's censorship laws and surveillance. For the individuals that meet such criteria, the President may also impose visa-blocking sanctions.

The bill also authorizes the U.S. Agency for Global Media to provide increased broadcasting and grants for various purposes, including the development of internet freedom tools to facilitate information sharing related to North Korea and the restoration of the agency's broadcasting capacity to North Korea. 

The President must submit to Congress a strategy to combat North Korea's information environment. The Department of State and the Department of the Treasury must jointly report to Congress each year on U.S. government activities related to the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea.

What's happening now June 21, 2022

Held at the desk.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2