North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill extends funding authority under the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 through 2030, covering human rights and democracy programs, efforts to spread information into North Korea, assistance to North Koreans outside the country, and annual reports. It requires a State Department official to report to Congress each year for five years on U.S. activities to promote human rights in North Korea. It requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress if the Special Envoy on North Korean human rights position will stay empty for a year with no nominee. It also states Congress's views on refugee protection, information access, and reuniting Korean-American families with relatives in North Korea.

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Sponsors

• Young Kim Republican sponsor
• 11 cosponsors