House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-333
North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
Became law on Oct 18, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Leach R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 2004
- Committee actionMar 31, 2004
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2004 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2004 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 4, 2004
- To the PresidentOct 7, 2004
- Became lawOct 18, 2004
Latest action: Oct 18, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-333.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4011.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4011, North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004” on April 13, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 31, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15569
- CBO publication date
- April 13, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4011, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4011
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e6269de2eabfd1c811360d844bc772ab9e85bbef7c9844446ecf5bb4d659db97
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4011, North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004” on April 13, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 31, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15569
- CBO publication date
- April 13, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4011, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4011
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e6269de2eabfd1c811360d844bc772ab9e85bbef7c9844446ecf5bb4d659db97
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-478 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on May 4, 2004.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 4, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/478
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4011, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4011
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e6269de2eabfd1c811360d844bc772ab9e85bbef7c9844446ecf5bb4d659db97
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
29 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 29 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Burton (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Todd Platts (R-PA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ed Royce (R-CA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), Robert Wexler (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Leach.
- H.J.Res. 63 (108th) Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
- H.Con.Res. 44 (108th) To express support for the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854.
- H.Res. 553 (108th) Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 21 (108th) Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act
- H.R. 1614 (108th) HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Mainstreet Rejuvenation and Housing Act of 2003
- H.R. 589 (108th) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.