KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 204), H154 [8JA]

——— urge additional sanctions based on human rights abuses, redesignate as a state sponsor of terror, and impose conditions on resumption of negotiations (see S. Res. 180), S3060 [19MY]

Foreign trade: improve enforcement of sanctions (see S. 1747), S4953 [9JY] (see S. 2144), S7160 [6OC] (see H.R. 757), H853 [5FE]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see S. Res. 190), S3679 [3JN] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2354 [21AP]

Korean War: call for a formal end (see H. Res. 384), H5523 [27JY]

Women: support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]

Declarations

Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: One Dream One Korea (organization), E1197 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons annual Trafficking in Persons Report using tier rankings to evaluate a country’s compliance with minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, E563 [23AP]

Foreign policy: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (H.R. 204), E43 [9JA]

Religion: global persecution of Christians, H2494 [28AP]

——— persecution of Christians and other religious minorities around the world, H5983 [16SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: national security issues, S959 [12FE]

Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. policy to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, increase military engagement with allies in region, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions, S2817 [13MY]

Nuclear weapons: compliance with U.S.-North Korean nuclear Agreed Framework, S2673 [6MY]

——— status of nuclear weapons program, S4586 [24JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S1552–S1555 [16MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 180, urge additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea based on human rights abuses, redesignate as a state sponsor of terror, and impose conditions on resumption of negotiations, S3070 [19MY]

S. Res. 190, resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace, S3682 [3JN]

S. Res. 262, support empowerment and human rights of women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign, S6898 [22SE]