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House Bill 826
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Divided Families Reunification Act
Active
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Passed House on Jul 19, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Feb 4, 2021
Latest Action
Jul 20, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
826
Congress
117
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Grace Meng
New York
Democrat
Ami Bera
California
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Democrat
Jimmy Gomez
California
Democrat
Judy Chu
California
Democrat
Karen Bass
California
Democrat
Katie Porter
California
Democrat
Mark Takano
California
Republican
Michelle Steel
California
Democrat
Scott Peters
California
Republican
Young Kim
California
Democrat
Michael San Nicolas
Guam
Democrat
Ed Case
Hawaii
Democrat
Brad Schneider
Illinois
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Massachusetts
Democrat
Jim McGovern
Massachusetts
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Minnesota
Democrat
Andy Kim
New Jersey
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
New York
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Republican
Warren Davidson
Ohio
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Democrat
David Cicilline
Rhode Island
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Tennessee
Democrat
Al Green
Texas
Republican
Van Taylor
Texas
Democrat
Gerry Connolly
Virginia
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Washington
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on July 19, 2021
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
209
House Roll Call Votes
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.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
July 20, 2021
Engrossed in House
July 19, 2021
Introduced in House
February 4, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
10
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2688
Korean War Divided Families Reunification 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.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (14)
07/20/2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
07/19/2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/19/2021
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)
07/19/2021
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)
07/19/2021
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3658-3659)
07/19/2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
07/19/2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 826.
07/19/2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3651-3652)
07/19/2021
Ms. Houlahan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
04/21/2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
04/21/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
02/04/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
02/04/2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E105)
02/04/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:36 PM
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