House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-198

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017

H.R. 2061Introduced Apr 6, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Jul 20, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 6, 2017
Committee actionJul 27, 2017
Passed HouseSep 25, 2017 · 415–0
Passed SenateApr 24, 2018 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesJun 27, 2018
To the PresidentJul 10, 2018
Became lawJul 20, 2018

Latest action: Jul 20, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-198.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2061.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2061, North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017” on August 23, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 27, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 23, 2017 ↗
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August 23, 2017
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H.R. 2061, 115th Congress
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April 7, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 60, April 6, 2017, Page H2792):
Article I, Section 8
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H.R. 2061, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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

16 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 16 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Ed Royce (R-CA), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-27 district

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