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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="826" measure-id="id117hr826" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-02-04" update-date="2021-07-27">
<title>Divided Families Reunification Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr826v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-07-27">
<action-date>2021-07-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Divided Families Reunification Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea&nbsp;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&nbsp;consultations with representatives of Korean Americans with family in North Korea on reunification efforts. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id117hr826v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-03-04">
<action-date>2021-02-04</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Divided Families Reunification Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea&nbsp;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&nbsp;consultations with representatives of Korean Americans with family in North Korea on reunification efforts. </p>]]></summary-text>
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