HR 826 United States House · 117th Congress

Divided Families Reunification Act

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Jul 2021

House Passage

Jul 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 4, 2021 Last action Jul 20, 2021

Floor votes · House Jul 19, 2021

How they voted

415–0

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 430

Jul 19, 2021

D Democratic219

217 Yea 2

99% Yea

R Republican211

198 Yea 13

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jul 20, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

upper

Jul 19, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 209).(text: CR H3651)

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Feb 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

lower

Feb 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 27 co-sponsors