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News U.S. House passes bill saying Korean-Americans should be part of family reunionsCompanion family reunions bill was introduced to the U.S. Senate last week
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Monday that, if signed into law, would put new pressure on the State Department to include Korean-Americans in any future inter-Korean family reunions taking place in North Korea. The bill, known as the “Divided Families Reunification Act,” passed the House by a vote of 391-0. Similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week but has yet to pass there. “Many Korean Americans with family members in North Korea have not seen or communicated with [their] family members in more than 60 years,” the text of the House bill says. “The © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |