House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-346
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
Became law on Oct 7, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 2008
- Committee actionApr 30, 2008
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 23, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 26, 2008
- Became lawOct 7, 2008
Latest action: Oct 7, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-346.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5834.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5834, North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008” on May 12, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Relations</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19730
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5834, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5834
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a65ba22d483915d9bab9702cd9b7caa8abd00db8acd66f964022e51e14b3ae1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5834, North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008” on May 12, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Relations”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19730
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5834, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5834
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a65ba22d483915d9bab9702cd9b7caa8abd00db8acd66f964022e51e14b3ae1
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. 110-628 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on May 13, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 13, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/628
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5834, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5834
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a65ba22d483915d9bab9702cd9b7caa8abd00db8acd66f964022e51e14b3ae1
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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
9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.