DPRK Act of 2016
Latest action · Jul 6, 2016 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016 or the DPRK 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.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2016 to Apr 25, 2016; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 23, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Mar 23, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 25, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2016 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2016 | |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2016Markup Jul 6, 2016Reported Jul 6, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 6, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
- Apr 29, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Apr 29, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Feb 9, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 23, February 9, 2016, page H650.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize further actions to promote freedom of information and democracy in North Korea, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- DPRK Act of 2016
- Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
