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S. 584 118th Congress Senate

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 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.

Additionally, the bill authorizes the President to impose certain sanctions, including visa- and property-blocking sanctions, on any person (an individual or entity) that knowingly forced the repatriation of North Korean refugees to North Korea.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 584: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-584/
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"S. 584: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-584/.
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S. 584, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-584/.
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