{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-7152","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 7152","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of State to establish a national registry of Korean American divided families, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of State to establish a national registry of Korean American divided families, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Divided Families National Registry Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2024-01-30","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-06-25","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h281","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act","result":"Passed","yea":375,"nay":8,"present":0,"not_voting":47,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll281.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":"2024-07-08"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-01-30","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Divided Families National Registry Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill sets policy regarding families divided between North Korea and the United States. Specifically, the Department of State shall identify Korean American families who wish to be reunited with family members who live in North Korea and establish a national registry of information on those families to (1) facilitate future reunions, and (2) provide a repository of information about such families."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the State Department shall ensure that any direct dialogue with North Korea includes progress towards holding future reunions for Korean American families and their family members who live in North Korea."},{"k":"p","t":"The State Department shall report to Congress periodically on the registry and on North Korean actions regarding potential reunions of divided families."}],"words":121},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of State to collect information on Korean American families divided from family members in North Korea, establish a private internal registry of them, and report to Congress on the registry and on reunions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H7C9D4AF823CE447E90FAEEDC32721447"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H1BC106DCCE2F4A4080F8A8D9293F87EB"}]},"core_areas":["Registry of Korean American families divided from family members in North Korea","State Department role in U.S.-North Korea dialogue on family reunions","Annual reports to congressional committees on the registry and North Korean actions"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Directs the Secretary of State, acting through the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues or another individual the Secretary designates, to collate information on Korean American families who wish to be reunited with family members in North Korea.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H7C9D4AF823CE447E90FAEEDC32721447"}},{"text":"Covers families divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom on July 27, 1953, in anticipation of future in-person and video reunions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H7C9D4AF823CE447E90FAEEDC32721447"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to establish a private internal national registry of the names and other relevant information of these families, to host future reunions in South Korea, the United States, or third countries.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H7C9D4AF823CE447E90FAEEDC32721447"}},{"text":"Requires the registry to serve as a private internal repository of information about these families and their family members in North Korea, including information about individuals who may be deceased.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H7C9D4AF823CE447E90FAEEDC32721447"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to take necessary actions to ensure that any direct dialogue between the United States and North Korea includes progress towards holding future reunions, and to consult with the Government of the Republic of Korea.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H1BC106DCCE2F4A4080F8A8D9293F87EB"}},{"text":"Requires a report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations within one year of enactment and annually for 5 years after, covering the registry's status, reunion counts, North Korea's responses to reunion requests, and North Korean regulations and actions that prevent emigration of family members.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh#H1BC106DCCE2F4A4080F8A8D9293F87EB"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-06-25","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7152/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-7152.png","v":"a8c52e1b5984","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7152, 118th Congress: Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act. House: 375 Yea, 8 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 25 Jun 2024."}}