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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 20, 2002
Declares that Congress encourages the Government of China to honor its obligations under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 by: (1) identifying and protecting the refugees among the North Korean migrants encountered by Chinese authorities; (2) allowing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to have access to all North Korean asylum seekers and refugees in China; (3) halting the forced repatriation of North Korean refugees seeking asylum; and (4) cooperating with the High Commissioner in efforts to resettle such refugees to other countries. Encourages: (1) the Chinese Government to permit access to the High Commissioner in order to evaluate the asylum claims and facilitate resettlement; and (2) the U.S. Government to consider asylum and refugee claims of North Koreans arising from a well-founded fear of persecution.
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Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R–KS
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5788-5789; text as passed Senate: CR S5788-5789)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5788-5789; text as passed Senate: CR S5788-5789)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4569-4570)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4570-4571)
Introduced in Senate
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