US Congress House Bill 2397 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-06-15 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DPRK Act of 2017 Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2017 This bill amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize the President, through the Department of State, to: (1) distribute or provide grants to distribute information receiving devices, electronically readable devices, and other informational sources into North Korea; and (2) establish a grant program, which may involve public-private partnerships, to develop and/or distribute new products or methods to allow North Koreans easier access to outside information. The Broadcasting Board of Governors may broadcast American, Korean, Chinese, and other popular music, television, movies, and popular cultural references as part of its programming. The Board shall broadcast to North Korea in the Korean language information on rights, laws, and freedoms afforded through the North Korean Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and any other applicable treaties or international agreements to which North Korea is bound.

DPRK Act of 2017 Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2017

Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-15	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2017-06-15	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
2017-05-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-05-04	House	Introduced in House

SB1118 (Related) 2017-12-11 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2397/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2397/BILLS-115hr2397ih.pdf