Today, the North Korean state media said Kim Jong-un ordered his missile units to be ready to strike United States military bases and South Korea. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said, earlier this week, “we have to take seriously every provocative, bellicose word and action that this new, young leader has taken so far since he’s come to power.”
We’d like to spotlight the bills that Congress is considering related to North Korea.
- HRes 134 House Resolution: condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its continuing acts of aggression, its expressed intent to break the July 10, 1953, Korean War Armistice Agreement, and for its repeated violations of UN Security Council resolutions.
- S 298 North Korea Nonproliferation and Accountability Act: A bill to prevent nuclear proliferation in North Korea.
- HR 893 Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Accountability Act: To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons who transfer to or acquire from Iran, North Korea, or Syria certain goods, services, or technology that contribute to the proliferation activities of Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
- HR 673 North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act: To continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North Korea.
- HR 772 HR 772: To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of the South China Sea dispute.
- HR 1128 Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act: To ensure the effectiveness of the missile defense system of the United States.
Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.
