Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 22, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 22, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution calls for the international community to demand that North Korea dismantle its labor camp system and for North Korea to cease human rights abuses and release political prisoners.
Cosponsors 57
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 22, 2019 to Jul 9, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 115 | Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Feb 8, 2019 |
| SRES 303 | A resolution calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its kwan-li-so political prison labor camp system, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Aug 1, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Labor standards
- North Korea
- Protest and dissent
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Trade restrictions
- United Nations
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2019Introduced in House
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