A resolution commemorating Otto Frederick Warmbier and condemning the North Korean regime for their continued human rights abuses.
Latest action · Jun 18, 2020 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 6/16/2020 CR S3013)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateJun 18, 2020
Summary
This resolution expresses remembrance for the life of Otto Frederick Warmbier on the third anniversary of his death. The resolution condemns North Korea for his death and calls for sanctions against North Korea to remain fully implemented until North Korea commits to the suspension of its proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2020 to Jun 18, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 16, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jun 17, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jun 18, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2020Discharged Jun 18, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2020Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3091-3092)
- Jun 18, 2020Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3091-3092)
- Jun 18, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 6/16/2020 CR S3013)
- Jun 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 16, 2020Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3091, S3092 | Rob Portman R-OH, Sherrod Brown D-OH | Jun 18, 2020 |
| Senate | Text printed S3013 | — | Jun 16, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48877 | U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Background and Issues for Congress | Report | Mar 5, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1016 | Recognizing the 3rd anniversary of the passing of Otto Frederick Warmbier and condemning the North Korean regime for their continued human rights abuses. | Related bill | Jul 13, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution commemorating Otto Frederick Warmbier and condemning the North Korean regime for their continued human rights abuses.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Congressional tributes
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Multilateral development programs
- North Korea
- Nuclear weapons
- Sanctions
- Trade restrictions
- United Nations
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2020Agreed to Senate
- Jun 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
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 resolution 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.
