# 115-hr-2061: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017

115-hr-2061, North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL); status Became Public Law No: 115-198. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-2061
- Congress: 115
- Title: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
- Status: Became Public Law No: 115-198.
- Introduced: 2017-04-06
- Sponsor: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to reauthorize through FY2022: (1) programs that promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) actions to promote freedom of information in North Korea; and (3) humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of the government. The bill extends through 2022 the requirements for annual reports from: (1) the Department of State on freedom of information inside North Korea, (2) the Special Envoy on North Korean human rights issues, (3) the U.S. Agency for International Development on U.S. humanitarian assistance activities both inside North Korea and for North Koreans outside of North Korea, and (4) the State Department and Department of Homeland Security on North Korean refugees and immigration. The Broadcasting Board of Governors shall report to Congress regarding: (1) the status of current U.S. broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to which the Board has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day broadcasting to North Korea; and (2) a strategy to overcome obstacles to communication with the North Korean people, including through electronic means.

## Cosponsors (16)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2017-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2017-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2017-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2017-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-2061 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2061)

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