3.0.0 1464 2023-03-22T18:24:44Z 2023-03-22T18:24:44Z House H HR 2011-04-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROYCE:H.R. 1464.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2571]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2012-12-29T00:33:57Z Referred to 2012-09-12T19:35:20Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-04-08T14:02:05Z North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011 112 416 S 2011-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-264. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-264. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-14 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-14 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-02 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2013-01-02 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-01 12:29:46 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2013-01-01 12:29:45 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. ResolvingDifferences H41931 2 House floor actions 2013-01-01 12:29:30 On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H7521) ResolvingDifferences H41610 2 House floor actions 2013-01-01 Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H7521) NotUsed 19500 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-01 12:29:00 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H7520-7521) ResolvingDifferences H40110 2 House floor actions 2012-12-30 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2012-12-28 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2012-12-28 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-28 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8516) Floor 2012-12-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2012-12-28 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2012-09-12 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2012-09-11 18:32:02 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2012-09-11 18:31:59 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5842-5843) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2012-09-11 18:31:59 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5842-5843) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-11 18:18:49 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1464. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2012-09-11 18:18:48 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5842-5844) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-09-11 18:18:37 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2011-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 N H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. 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]]> 81 2012-09-11 Passed House without amendment 2012-11-02T20:45:59Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive strategy for facilitating the adoption of North Korean children by U.S. citizens.

Directs the Secretary to:

  • consider the challenges that U.S. citizens would encounter in adopting children from North Korea who are living in Hague countries and non-Hague countries regardless of their legal status;
  • propose solutions to dealing with the situation in which a North Korean refugee child does not have access to a competent authority in the foreign-sending country;
  • propose solutions to dealing with North Korean refugee children who are not considered habitual residents of the countries in which they are located;
  • evaluate alternative mechanisms for foreign-sending countries to prove that North Korean refugee children are orphans when documentation is missing or destroyed;
  • provide suggestions for working with South Korea to establish programs that identify, provide for the immediate care of, assist in the family reunification of, and assist in the international adoption of orphaned North Korean children in South Korea;
  • provide suggestions for working with international adoption agencies and aid organizations in Asia to establish programs for the identification, immediate care, family reunification, and international adoption of North Korean orphans living outside North Korea;
  • identify other nations in which large numbers of stateless, orphaned children are living who might be helped by international adoption; and
  • propose solutions for assisting orphaned children with Chinese fathers and North Korean mothers who are living in China and have no access to Chinese or North Korean resources.

Requires a related report to Congress.

]]> 35 2012-12-28 Passed Senate amended 2013-04-23T20:00:03Z North Korean Child WelfareAct of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate a representative to regularly brief Congress on U.S. efforts to advocate for the best interests of North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent, including efforts to address the adoption of such children living outside North Korea without parental care.

Directs such designee to address the Department of State's: (1) analysis of the challenges facing North Korean children residing outside North Korea and challenges facing children of one North Korean parent in other countries who are fleeing persecution or are living as de jure or de facto stateless persons (such North Korean children); (2) efforts to advocate for the best interest of such North Korean children, including family reunification efforts and the adoption of North Korean children living outside North Korea and children of one North Korean parent living outside North Korea; (3) efforts to address challenges that U.S. citizens would encounter in attempting to adopt such North Korean children, including efforts to overcome the complexities involved in best interest determinations and adoption processing of those who habitually reside in a Hague country or a non-Hague country; (4) diplomatic efforts to encourage countries in which North Korean children or children of one North Korean parent are fleeing persecution or reside as de jure or de facto stateless persons to resolve issues of statelessness of North Koreans residing in that country; and (5) efforts to work with the Republic of Korea to establish pilot programs that assist in the family reunification of North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent living within South Korea and other countries who are fleeing persecution or are living as de jure or de facto stateless persons.]]> 49 2013-01-14 Public Law 2013-04-23T20:00:32Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 28, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate a representative to regularly brief Congress on U.S. efforts to advocate for the best interests of North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent, including efforts to address the adoption of such children living outside North Korea without parental care.

Directs such designee to address the Department of State's: (1) analysis of the challenges facing North Korean children residing outside North Korea and challenges facing children of one North Korean parent in other countries who are fleeing persecution or are living as de jure or de facto stateless persons (such North Korean children); (2) efforts to advocate for the best interest of such North Korean children, including family reunification efforts and the adoption of North Korean children living outside North Korea and children of one North Korean parent living outside North Korea; (3) efforts to address challenges that U.S. citizens would encounter in attempting to adopt such North Korean children, including efforts to overcome the complexities involved in best interest determinations and adoption processing of those who habitually reside in a Hague country or a non-Hague country; (4) diplomatic efforts to encourage countries in which North Korean children or children of one North Korean parent are fleeing persecution or reside as de jure or de facto stateless persons to resolve issues of statelessness of North Koreans residing in that country; and (5) efforts to work with the Republic of Korea to establish pilot programs that assist in the family reunification of North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent living within South Korea and other countries who are fleeing persecution or are living as de jure or de facto stateless persons.]]> North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012 Official Titles as Amended by Senate An act to express the sense of Congress regarding North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent and to require the Department of State regularly to brief appropriate congressional committees on efforts to advocate for and develop a strategy to provide assistance in the best interest of these children. S Senate Short Titles as Introduced North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011 Short Titles as Passed House North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011 H House Short Titles as Passed Senate North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012 S Senate Short Titles as Enacted North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012 Display Title North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To develop a strategy for assisting stateless children from North Korea, and for other purposes. 3443 112 SAMDT To amend the title. 2022-02-03T05:55:59Z 2012-12-28 Amendment SA 3443 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 3443 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/3443 B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2012-12-28T05:00:00Z 2012-12-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 HR House H 1464 North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012 2023-03-22T18:24:44Z 6 2012-12-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 3443 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2012-12-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 3443 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Burr. (consideration: CR S8516; text: CR S8516) To amend the title. Floor 2012-12-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3443 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Burr.(consideration: CR S8516; text: CR S8516) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-28 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3443 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 3442 112 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T05:55:59Z 2012-12-28 Amendment SA 3442 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 3442 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/3442 B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2012-12-28T05:00:00Z 2012-12-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 HR House H 1464 North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012 2023-03-22T18:24:44Z 6 2012-12-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 3442 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2012-12-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 3442 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Burr. (consideration: CR S8516; text: CR S8516) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2012-12-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3442 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Burr.(consideration: CR S8516; text: CR S8516) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-28 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3442 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1464enr/xml/BILLS-112hr1464enr.xml Engrossed Amendment Senate 2012-12-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1464eas/xml/BILLS-112hr1464eas.xml Referred in Senate 2012-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1464rfs/xml/BILLS-112hr1464rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2012-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1464eh/xml/BILLS-112hr1464eh.xml Introduced in House 2011-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1464ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1464ih.xml 2013-01-15T04:59:59Z Public Law 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-264. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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