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H.Con.Res. 145 (112th): Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012.
- Introduced:
- Dec 17, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL18]
- Status:
- Died (Passed House)
The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.Con.Res. stands for House concurrent resolution.
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Last updated Jan 02, 2013.
5 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
1/1/2013--Passed House amended.
Expresses the sense of Congress that:
(1) the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012, represents a flagrant violation of specified U.N. Security Council resolutions;
(2) North Korea continues to defy the U.N., its Six-Party partners, and the international community;
(3) the member nations should immediately impose sanctions covered by such resolutions and censure North Korea;
(4) all current restrictions against North Korea, including sanctions that ban the importation into the United States of North Korean goods, should remain in effect until North Korea no longer engages in activities that threaten U.S. interests and global peace;
(5) China should cooperate with the United States in a new round of Security Council sanctions, pressure its North Korean partner, redouble its efforts to prevent Chinese companies from transferring military and dual-use technologies to North Korea, and crack down on transshipments through China that relate to North Korean military, missile, and nuclear programs and proliferation activities; and
(6) North Korea should dismantle its missile and nuclear weapons programs, cease its proliferation activities, and comply with all relevant international agreements and Security Council resolutions.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hconres145.
Background
On December 12, 2012 North Korea launched its Unha-3 rocket, claiming that it was part of a peaceful space program to place an observation satellite in orbit.
According to the New York Times, “intelligence officials and rocket scientists affiliated with the South Korean Defense Ministry said through the rocket launching, North Korea was testing a ballistic missile that could fly more than 6,200 miles, with a warhead of about 1,100 to 1,300 pounds, putting the West Coast of the United States in range.”
U.N. Security Council resolutions ban North Korea, a U.N. member; from any rocket launching that uses ballistic missile technology. The U.N. has mandated economic sanctions aimed at blocking North Korea from acquiring or proliferating nuclear and missile technology. According to the New York Times, “analysts have long suspected that Iran and North Korea were closely cooperating in their missile and nuclear programs, sharing components and test data.”
Summary
H.Con.Res. 145 expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012, represents a flagrant violation of specified U.N. Security Council resolutions; (2) North Korea continues to defy the U.N., its Six-Party partners, and the international community; (3) the member nations should immediately impose sanctions covered by such resolutions and censure North Korea; and (4) all current restrictions against North Korea, including sanctions that ban the importation into the United States of North Korean goods, should remain in effect until North Korea no longer engages in activities that threaten U.S. interests and global peace.
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