H.R. 5834 - North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008

H.R. 5834 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
• North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
• North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
• North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
• North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008

Sponsor

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Co-Sponsors

• Gary Ackerman
• Howard Berman
• Dan Burton
• Steven Chabot
• Luis Fortuño
• Bob Inglis
• Donald Manzullo
• Brad Sherman
• Christopher Smith

Subjects

• Foreign policy
• Authorization
• Budgets
• China
• Civil liberties
• Communications
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Democracy
• Diplomacy
• Diplomats
• East Asia
• Freedom of information
• Human rights
• Immigration
• International affairs
• International broadcasting
• North Korea
• Politics and government
• Radio broadcasting
• Refugees
• Repatriation
• Right of asylum
• South Korea
• Telecommunication
• Treaties
• United Nations

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	4/17/2008
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed House	5/15/2008
Passed Senate	9/22/2008
Signed by President	10/07/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3747-3748)	5/15/2008	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.	9/22/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 5632 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	9/22/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	4/17/2008
		4/17/2008	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
		4/30/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/30/2008	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
		5/13/2008	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-628.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/13/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.
		5/13/2008	Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
		5/13/2008	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		5/13/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5834.
		5/13/2008	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Simpson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
		5/15/2008	Considered as unfinished business.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	5/15/2008	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3747-3748)
		5/19/2008	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
		9/22/2008	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
		9/22/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	9/22/2008	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
		9/22/2008	Amendment SA 5632 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dodd.
select this vote	Vote	9/22/2008	Amendment SA 5632 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		9/23/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President	9/23/2008	Cleared for White House.
		9/23/2008	Mr. Scott (GA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
		9/23/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate H.R. 5834.
		9/23/2008	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
	Presented to President	9/26/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	10/07/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	10/07/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-346.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 5632	Dodd, Christopher [D-CT]	September 22, 2008	Passed by voice vote on September 21, 2008.
	To make certain technical and clarifying amendments. Show amendment details