HR 7152 United States House · 118th Congress

Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act

This bill creates a national registry to help Korean American families separated from relatives in North Korea after the 1953 Korean War Armistice reunite. The Secretary of State must identify eligible families and collect their information (including deceased members) to support future in-person or video reunions. It authorizes $1 million for this registry and requires the State Department to push for family reunions during U.S.-North Korea talks, while consulting South Korea. The State Department must also report annually to Congress on the registry's status, reunion progress, and North Korea's policies affecting family reunions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 30, 2024 Last action Jul 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 25, 2024

How they voted

3758
Passed · 47 other
Total votes 430
Jun 25, 2024
D Democratic213
193 Yea 20
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican216
181 Yea 8 Nay 27
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Jul 8, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Jun 25, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 8 (Roll no. 281). (text: CR H4130-4131)
lower
Jun 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 8 (Roll no. 281). (text: CR H4130-4131)
lower
Jun 25, 2024
Introduced
Mr. McCormick moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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