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Creates a private State Department registry of Korean American families who want to reunite with relatives in North Korea and directs the Secretary of State (through the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues or a designee) to collect names and relevant information to support future in-person or video reunions. Requires U.S. diplomacy with North Korea to include progress on arranging reunions, consultation with the Republic of Korea, and annual reports to Congress on the registry, reunion outcomes, and North Korean responses for five years.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced February 12, 2025 by Suhas Subramanyam · Last progress February 12, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House