Divided Families Reunification Act
Latest action · Jul 20, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 4, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 19, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Divided Families Reunification Act
This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family in North Korea. The State Department's Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues shall periodically report to Congress on its consultations with representatives of Korean Americans with family in North Korea on reunification efforts.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 209 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed415–0 | Jul 19, 2021 |
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2021 to Jul 19, 2021; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Jul 19, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 4, 2021Markup Apr 21, 2021 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2021 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 19, 2021Ms. Houlahan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 19, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3651-3652)
- Jul 19, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 826.
- Jul 19, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3651, H3652Text printed H3651Recorded votes H3658enactLists H3659Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 826, Divided Families Reunification Act | Chrissy Houlahan D-PA, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Grace Meng D-NY, Young Kim R-CA | Jul 19, 2021 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E105 | Grace Meng D-NY | Feb 4, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 3, 2021H.R. 826, Divided Families Reunification ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 21, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 21, February 4, 2021, page H388.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-21 | MEMBER DAY HEARING30 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 26, 2021 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41481 | U.S.-South Korea Relations | Report | Feb 24, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2688 | Korean War Divided Families Reunification Act | Related bill | Aug 10, 2021 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Divided Families Reunification Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Divided Families Reunification Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Divided Families Reunification Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jul 19, 2021Engrossed in House
- Feb 4, 2021Introduced 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.
