North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill extends programs and reporting requirements under the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 through 2030, including funding authority for human rights, democracy, and information programs and aid to North Koreans outside North Korea. It requires the Secretary of State to report on efforts to fill the Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues position if it is vacant. It requires the State Department to share information on resettlement options in the U.S. or South Korea for North Korean refugees through its website, radio broadcasts into North Korea, and brochures or storage devices. It allows sanctions on people who knowingly force North Korean refugees back to North Korea. It also requires yearly State Department reports on humanitarian exemptions to sanctions on North Korea and on delays to approved aid.

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• Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
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