H.R. 757 (114^th): North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016

North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-Un are seen by many foreign policy experts as one of the greatest foreign threats to the United States. Their massive human rights abuses include forced labor camps, execution of dissidents, and mass starvation among their people. Their cyberwarfare famously targeted Sony in 2014, preventing the American theatrical release of the anti-North Korean film ... Continue reading »

Overview

Introduced:

Feb 5, 2015
114^th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Feb 18, 2016

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on February 18, 2016.

Law:

Pub.L. 114-122

Sponsor:

Edward “Ed” Royce

Representative for California's 39th congressional district

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2016
Length: 24 pages

Incorporated Legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 2144: North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015

Introduced on Oct 6, 2015. 31% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 1747: North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015

Introduced on Jul 9, 2015. 30% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Feb 5, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Feb 27, 2015		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Feb 27, 2015		Considered by House Committee on Foreign Affairs A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Feb 27, 2015		Considered by House Committee on Foreign Affairs A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Jan 11, 2016		Reported by House Committee on Foreign Affairs A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. Read Report »
Jan 12, 2016		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jan 28, 2016		Considered by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Feb 2, 2016		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Feb 10, 2016		Passed Senate with Changes (back to House) The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Feb 12, 2016		House Agreed to Changes The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Feb 18, 2016		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 757 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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