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APP Act Adversarial Platform Prevention Act of 2021 [S.47]
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A bill to require software marketplace operators and owners of covered foreign software to provide consumers with a warning prior to the download of such software, to establish consumer data protections, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 01/26/2021
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Maintaining North Korea's seizure of the vessel USS Pueblo and its detention of the crew were in violation of international law and seeking the return of the USS Pueblo to the United States. [HR-53]
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Maintaining North Korea's seizure of the vessel USS Pueblo and its detention of the crew were in violation of international law and seeking the return of the USS Pueblo to the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Introduced In House on 01/19/2021
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Korean American Day. [HR-45]
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Korean American Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/13/2021
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International Spending Transparency Act [HB-8907]
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Requires the Department of State to establish the Unit to Audit US Contributions to Multilateral and International Organizations to audit and report on the contributions to those organizations during the preceding fiscal year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 12/09/2020
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A resolution condemning North Korea's fifth nuclear test on September 9, 2016. [SR-564]
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A resolution condemning North Korea's fifth nuclear test on September 9, 2016. Condemns the North Korean regime for continuing its dangerous provocations. Calls on: (1) such regime to unconditionally abandon its nuclear weapons and missile programs, and (2) China to exercise its leverage to halt such programs. Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to defending allies in the region, including through deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to South Korea and through joint U.S.-Japan efforts to develop the next generation of missile defense
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5849-5850) on 09/15/2016
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A resolution encouraging reunions of Korean Americans who were divided by the Korean War from relatives in North Korea. [SR-190]
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A resolution encouraging reunions of Korean Americans who were divided by the Korean War from relatives in North Korea. Recognizes the significance of North Korea's past willingness to resume reunions of divided family members between North Korea and South Korea. Encourages North Korea to permit reunions between Korean Americans and their relatives in North Korea. Calls on the Secretary of State to further prioritize efforts to reunite Korean Americans with their divided family members. Acknowledges the efforts of the American Red Cross to open
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3682-3683) on 06/03/2015
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A resolution urging additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. [SR-180]
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A resolution urging additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. Finds that North Korea: (1) represents a serious threat to the national security of the United States and its allies in East Asia, and to international peace and stability; and (2) violates the human rights of its own people. Urges the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to impose additional sanctions against North Korea, targeting its financial assets and its redesignation as a state sponsor of terror. Warns the President
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3070-3071) on 05/19/2015
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A concurrent resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. [SCR-30]
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A concurrent resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. Expresses concern about the disappearance of David Sneddon in Yunnan Province, China, in August 2004. Directs the Department of State and the intelligence community to continue joint investigations, coordinate investigations with the governments of China, Japan, and South Korea, and solicit information from regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations for David Sneddon's disappearance. Encourages the State Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker Without Amendment And With A Preamble. Without Written Report. on 12/07/2016
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Second Division Memorial Modification Act [S.3315]
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Second Division Memorial Modification Act This bill authorizes the Second Indianhead Division Association, Inc. Scholarship and Memorials Foundation to place three benches honoring the members of the Second Infantry Division killed in the Cold War in Korea, the War in Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan at the Second Division Memorial located in President's Park in the District of Columbia. No federal funds may be used for these modifications or augmentations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016 [S.3267]
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Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/14/2016
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U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016 [S.3010]
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U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Energy to notify Congress within five days after receiving an application to transfer nuclear technology to China. A request for authorization to transfer U.S.-origin technology from China, or with the significant participation of Chinese persons not located in the United States, to a country other than the United States or China, shall be: (1) subject to authorization requirements specified in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and (2) denied unless
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/26/2016
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Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act of 2016 [S.2725]
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Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill amends the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 to cover ballistic missile or related technology. The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 is amended to: (1) extend the Act through December 31, 2031, and (2) require sanctions on Iran and related entities and persons for actions to acquire or develop ballistic missiles and launch technology. The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is amended to direct the President to report to Congress biannually on: (1) identified persons
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/17/2016
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A bill to require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea. [S.2657]
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A bill to require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea. This bill directs the Department of State to consult with South Korean officials on potential opportunities to reunite Korean American families with family members in North Korea from whom such Korean American families were divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. At least every 180 days the State Department's Special Representative on North Korea Policy shall consult with representatives of these Korean American families regarding
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/09/2016
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North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act [S.2485]
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North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act This bill requires the President to reinstate immediately all sanctions against Iran that were waived or suspended by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (agreed to at Vienna July 14, 2015) if the Director of National Intelligence certifies that Iran has acquired, or is attempting to acquire, nuclear weapons technology from North Korea.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/03/2016
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SECURE Act Stop Extremists Coming Under Refugee Entry Act [S.2329]
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SECURE Act Stop Extremists Coming Under Refugee Entry Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify each alien admitted as a refugee or asylee that he or she must register with and be interviewed and fingerprinted by DHS. DHS shall screen, perform a security review, and monitor all individuals seeking asylum or refugee status to ensure that they do not present a national security or terrorism risk. The Department of State may not approve a refugee application and DHS may not approve an asylum application for any national
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 301. on 11/30/2015
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North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.2144]
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North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015 Directs the President to investigate information of sanctionable activities involving North Korea and to designate and apply sanctions with respect to any person that knowingly: imported, exported, or reexported to or from North Korea any goods, services, or technology controlled for export by the United States due to their use for weapons of mass destruction and materially contributing to the use, development, production, or acquisition by any persons of a nuclear, radiological, chemical,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/06/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2130]
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An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 249. on 10/06/2015
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Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015 [S.1982]
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Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015 Authorizes a Wall of Remembrance, as part of the previously authorized Korean War Veterans Memorial, to include: (1) a list by name of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in theater in the Korean War; (2) the number of members who were wounded, listed as missing in action, or prisoners of war; and (3) the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations Command who were killed, wounded,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 03/17/2016
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North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1747]
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North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015 Authorizes the President to investigate credible information of sanctionable activities involving North Korea and to designate and apply sanctions with respect to any person (including business entities, nongovernmental organizations, and governmental entities operating as business enterprises) the President determines knowingly: contributes, through the export to or import from North Korea of any controlled goods, services, or technology, to the use, development, production, stockpiling, or acquisition
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/09/2015
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1725]
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY Provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including: Diplomatic and Consular Programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs; Representation Expenses; Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Graham
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Graham. With Written Report No. 114-79. on 07/09/2015