US Congress House Bill 4501 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-07-06 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DPRK Act of 2016 Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016 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 2016 Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016

Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-06	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
2016-07-06	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
2016-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2016-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-02-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4501/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4501/BILLS-114hr4501ih.pdf