HR 3261 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

North Korea Follow the Money Act

Latest action · Jul 14, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 14, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

North Korea Follow the Money Act

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to coordinate with the Departments of State and the Treasury to produce an estimate of North Korea's revenues. The estimate must include the sources of North Korea's funding, the networks through which North Korea accesses the U.S. and international financial systems, and the global financial institutions that assist North Korea with financial transactions.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJul 14, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 14, 2017
R-NYElise M. StefanikJul 25, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisMar 29, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Referred Jul 14, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Jul 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress. Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 119, July 14, 2017, page H5885.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-104MORE THAN A NUCLEAR THREAT: NORTH KOREA'S CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS111 pagesForeign Affairs CommitteeJan 17, 2018
Serial No. 115-91SANCTIONS, DIPLOMACY, AND INFORMATION: PRESSURING NORTH KOREA86 pagesForeign Affairs CommitteeSep 12, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a national intelligence estimate of the revenue sources of the North Korean regime, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
North Korea Follow the Money Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2017Introduced in House

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