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North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022

Introduced: May 12, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 12, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 9, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 8, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7078-7079)
Dec 8, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7078-7079)
Dec 8, 2022
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S7087)
Dec 8, 2022
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7085-7087)
Jul 21, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.
Jul 21, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 19, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate
 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 6,511 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 8, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 various activities to promote human rights in North Korea. These activities include (1) providing grants to nonprofit organizations to promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) increasing the availability of sources of information inside North Korea that are not controlled by North Korea's government; and (3) supporting organizations that provide humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of North Korea's government.

What's happening now December 12, 2022

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7332 Related bill North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 25, 2022
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 12, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4216: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4216/
MLA
"S. 4216: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4216/.
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S. 4216, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4216/.
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[S. 4216: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4216/)
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