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North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5959| House 
| Updated: 11/7/2025
Young Kim

Young Kim

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (11)
Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Josh Riley (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025, seeks to reauthorize and extend the provisions of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 through fiscal year 2030. It highlights the continued deplorable human rights conditions in North Korea, citing widespread reports of political prisoners, abductions, extrajudicial killings, torture, and gender-based violence. The bill also notes the severe food insecurity and famine conditions exacerbated by border lockdowns and shoot-to-kill orders, and condemns China's forced repatriation of North Korean refugees. The legislation emphasizes the importance of promoting information access within North Korea to counter propaganda and urges the United States to continue supporting nongovernmental broadcasting efforts. It calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately halt forced repatriations, grant the UNHCR unimpeded access to North Koreans, and uphold its non-refoulement obligations. The bill also mandates new annual reports from the Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs on efforts to improve human rights, and expresses a sense of Congress regarding the urgent humanitarian need to reunite Korean-American divided families.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7332
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3012
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-2061
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
Nov 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7332
    North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3012
    North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-2061
    North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017


  • November 7, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 7, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5959| House 
| Updated: 11/7/2025
This bill, titled the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025, seeks to reauthorize and extend the provisions of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 through fiscal year 2030. It highlights the continued deplorable human rights conditions in North Korea, citing widespread reports of political prisoners, abductions, extrajudicial killings, torture, and gender-based violence. The bill also notes the severe food insecurity and famine conditions exacerbated by border lockdowns and shoot-to-kill orders, and condemns China's forced repatriation of North Korean refugees. The legislation emphasizes the importance of promoting information access within North Korea to counter propaganda and urges the United States to continue supporting nongovernmental broadcasting efforts. It calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately halt forced repatriations, grant the UNHCR unimpeded access to North Koreans, and uphold its non-refoulement obligations. The bill also mandates new annual reports from the Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs on efforts to improve human rights, and expresses a sense of Congress regarding the urgent humanitarian need to reunite Korean-American divided families.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7332
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3012
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-2061
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
Nov 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7332
    North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3012
    North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-2061
    North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017


  • November 7, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 7, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Young Kim

Young Kim

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (11)
Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Josh Riley (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted