Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act
Latest action · Mar 3, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress on various issues relating to North Korea.
Specifically, the State Department must report to Congress a review of the restrictions on travel by U.S. nationals to North Korea, including whether such restrictions should be adjusted to allow travel to North Korea to attend a funeral, burial, or commemoration of a relative.
The State Department must also report to Congress a clear roadmap for achieving permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2023 to Nov 13, 2024; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Mar 3, 2023 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Apr 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Apr 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 24, 2023 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 9, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Nov 13, 2024 |
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 Mar 3, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H4105 | Brad Sherman D-CA | Jun 14, 2024 |
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. 169, no. 41, March 3, 2023, page H1115.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3446 | Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act | Reintroduction of | May 20, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To review current restrictions on travel to North Korea, call for a formal end to the Korean War, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2023Introduced 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.
