{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-826","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 826","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Divided Families Reunification Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Divided Families Reunification Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Divided Families Reunification Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Divided Families Reunification Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Divided Families Reunification Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-02-04","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-07-19","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h209","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Divided Families Reunification Act","result":"Passed","yea":415,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":15,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll209.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2021-07-20"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-07-19","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Divided Families Reunification Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family in North Korea. The State Department's Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues shall periodically report to Congress on its consultations with representatives of Korean Americans with family in North Korea on reunification efforts."}],"words":66},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Provides that the Secretary of State and the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues should consult on reuniting Korean American families with family members in North Korea, and adds a description of those consultations to an existing annual report.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text/eh#HCF3F5B709D11407090BCDF86F193C242"}]},"core_areas":["Consultations on reuniting Korean American families with relatives in North Korea","Reporting to Congress on those consultations"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Provides that the Secretary of State, or a designee, should consult with officials of South Korea, as appropriate, on potential opportunities to reunite Korean American families with family members in North Korea, including video reunions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text/eh#HCF3F5B709D11407090BCDF86F193C242"}},{"text":"Provides that the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues of the Department of State should regularly consult with representatives of Korean Americans who have family members in North Korea on efforts to reunite families, including video reunions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text/eh#HCF3F5B709D11407090BCDF86F193C242"}},{"text":"States that no additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State to carry out these consultations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text/eh#HCF3F5B709D11407090BCDF86F193C242"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State, acting through the Special Envoy, to include in each report required under section 107(d) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 a description of the consultations conducted during the year before the report is submitted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text/eh#HCF3F5B709D11407090BCDF86F193C242"}},{"text":"Sets the short title of the Act as the \"Divided Families Reunification Act\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text/eh#H54E5D8F77BAB4D55A843EE57C483B757"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-07-19","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/826/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-826.png","v":"41a78f86e554","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 826, 117th Congress: Divided Families Reunification Act. House: 415 Yea, 0 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 19 Jul 2021."}}