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House Bill 7218
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 15, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jun 15, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
7218
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Andy Levin
Michigan
Democrat
Jason Crow
Colorado
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Massachusetts
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Minnesota
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act

This bill addresses humanitarian concerns related to sanctions on North Korea.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control shall take one or more specified actions relating to U.S. sanctions on North Korea, such as (1) expanding the current humanitarian exception to such sanctions to include items that meet basic human needs and are not subject to the Export Administration Regulations, or (2) exempting certain nonsensitive items for humanitarian operations from specific licensing requirements.

For the purposes of such sanctions, personal computers for authorized humanitarian activities by nongovernmental organizations shall not be considered luxury goods.

The Department of State shall direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations (UN) to urge the UN to (1) make it less burdensome for nongovernmental organizations to apply for humanitarian exemptions to UN sanctions on North Korea, and (2) speed up approval for such applications.

The State Department shall devise a strategy to expedite and simplify the process for U.S. passport holders to obtain permission to travel to North Korea to provide humanitarian assistance.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
June 15, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Jun 08, 2020
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3908
Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (2)
06/15/2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
06/15/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:54 PM
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