Legislation· Jul 2024Sponsored by Jennifer Wexton (D)
Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act
Would have created a State Department registry of Korean American families divided from North Korean relatives.
Tradeoff
Would have required the State Department to build a registry for Korean American families seeking reunions with North Korean relatives. Would have tied future talks with North Korea to progress on those reunions.
What's in it
The House passed this 375-8 on June 25, 2024. The bill expired with the 118th Congress before the Senate voted on it.
House
Introduced
(Jan 30, 2024)
House
Committee on Foreign Affairs(Jan 30, 2024)
House
The committee voted to send it to the floor
Reported 49 - 0(Feb 6, 2024)
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #281 · Jun 25, 2024)
375 yeanay 8Senate
Received from the House
on Foreign Relations(Jul 8, 2024)
- Michelle Steel (R-CA)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Ann M. Kuster (D-NH)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Passage votes· Jun 25, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025