US Congress House Bill 4240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 16 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-08-16 - Became Public Law No: 112-172.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) continue to seek cooperation from foreign governments to allow the United States to process North Korean refugees overseas for U.S. resettlement, (2) urge China to halt its forcible repatriation of North Koreans, and (3) allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) access to North Koreans inside China to determine whether such North Koreans are refugees requiring protection. Amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through FY2017: (1) for grants that promote democracy, human rights, and a market economy in North Korea, (2) to increase the availability of non-government controlled information inside North Korea, and (3) for organizations or persons that provide humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea. Extends through 2017 the annual congressional reporting requirement for: (1) the Secretary of State to report on activities to increase the availability of non-government controlled information inside North Korea, (2) the Special Envoy for North Korean human rights issues to report on human rights related activities, (3) the Secretary and Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on U.S. humanitarian assistance inside North Korea and to North Koreans outside of North Korea, and (4) the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on the number of North Koreans seeking refugee status or political asylum in the United States. Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to report to Congress regarding U.S. broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to which the Board has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day broadcasting to North Korea.

Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Robert Turner [R-NY]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-16	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-172.
2012-08-16	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-08-07	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-08-03	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-08-02	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6006)
2012-07-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
2012-07-18	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. Without written report.
2012-06-19	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2012-05-16	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2012-05-15	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-05-15	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2685-2686)
2012-05-15	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4240.
2012-05-15	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2685-2687)
2012-05-15	House	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-03-28	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2012-03-28	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-03-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

SCR58 (Related) 2012-08-07 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4240/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4240/BILLS-112hr4240ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4240/BILLS-112hr4240eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4240/BILLS-112hr4240rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4240/BILLS-112hr4240enr.pdf