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House Passes North Korea Sanctions Bill After Nuclear Test
Source: Bloomberg
House Passes North Korea Sanctions Bill After Nuclear Test
by Kathleen Miller
January 12, 2016 — 10:32 AM EST Updated on January 12, 2016 — 6:16 PM EST
The U.S. House voted to toughen sanctions against North Korea following last week’s nuclear test, showing overwhelming support for a measure that would mostly target non-U.S. companies.
The sanctions bill was backed by Democrats and Republicans alike in the 418-2 vote Tuesday.
The legislation, H.R. 757, would authorize sanctions against companies that contribute to North Korea’s nuclear program and ballistic missile development, send luxury goods to the country, help its censorship efforts or aid human rights abuses, according to a House Foreign Affairs Committee summary. The president would have the authority to waive penalties for as long as a year.
"The latest test demands a response," Representative Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat and co-sponsor of the bill, said on the House floor Monday. "North Korea has become more and more savvy at evading sanctions and that is why this bill broadens our sanctions."
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by Kathleen Miller
January 12, 2016 — 10:32 AM EST Updated on January 12, 2016 — 6:16 PM EST
The U.S. House voted to toughen sanctions against North Korea following last week’s nuclear test, showing overwhelming support for a measure that would mostly target non-U.S. companies.
The sanctions bill was backed by Democrats and Republicans alike in the 418-2 vote Tuesday.
The legislation, H.R. 757, would authorize sanctions against companies that contribute to North Korea’s nuclear program and ballistic missile development, send luxury goods to the country, help its censorship efforts or aid human rights abuses, according to a House Foreign Affairs Committee summary. The president would have the authority to waive penalties for as long as a year.
"The latest test demands a response," Representative Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat and co-sponsor of the bill, said on the House floor Monday. "North Korea has become more and more savvy at evading sanctions and that is why this bill broadens our sanctions."
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Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-01-12/house-aims-to-toughen-north-korea-sanctions-after-nuclear-test
