# 119-s-5257: Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act of 2026

119-s-5257, Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5257
- Congress: 119
- Title: Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-20

## Summary

This bill would **expedite humanitarian aid to North Korea** by cutting sanctions paperwork and easing export and travel rules so NGOs can move food, medical care, and equipment faster. - Families and children in North Korea: Aims to make it easier for NGOs to reach the roughly 11.8 million people needing food assistance and the 10.4 million who need nutrition support and basic services. - NGOs and aid workers: Would eliminate pre-activity reporting, allow post-activity reporting, and reclassify personal computers and related peripherals so humanitarian teams can bring essential equipment without export licenses. - Financial, shipping, and international processes: Directs the Treasury and Commerce Departments to issue clearer guidance and rule changes within 90 to 120 days and pushes the U.N. 1718 Sanctions Committee to extend humanitarian exemptions to one year and remove per-organization annual limits.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster humanitarian aid to North Korea: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would speed humanitarian aid to people in North Korea by cutting regulatory and procedural delays. It would direct the Secretary of State to press the U.N. sanctions committee to make humanitarian exemptions last one year and remove per-organization yearly limits. Within 90 da…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5257)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5257 (as of 2026-08-20).