US Congress Senate Bill 1118 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-12-11 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the President, through the Department of State, to: (1) provide grants to distribute information receiving devices, electronically readable devices, and other informational sources in North Korea; and (2) establish a grant program 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 and through other applicable treaties or international agreements. The President is authorized to provide grants for research on North Korea's denial of human rights. The bill extends through 2022 the requirements for annual reports from: (1) the Special Envoy on North Korean human rights issues, (2) the U.S. Agency for International Development on U.S. humanitarian assistance activities both inside North Korea and for North Koreans outside of North Korea, and (3) the State Department and Department of Homeland Security on North Korean refugees and immigration. The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 is amended to authorize appropriations through FY2022 for: (1) programs that promote human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) actions to promote freedom of information in North Korea; and (3) humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of the government.

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
2017-12-11	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2017-12-05	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-05-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB2397 (Related) 2017-06-15 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
HB2061 (Related) 2018-07-20 - Became Public Law No: 115-198.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1118/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1118/BILLS-115s1118is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1118/BILLS-115s1118rs.pdf