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H.R. 5208: North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016

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H.R. 5208: North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-12 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016

Plain summary

North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that North Korea meets the criteria for, and should be designated as, a state sponsor of terrorism. The President shall submit to Congress a report that finds, with respect to each of 22 acts specified by this bill, whether: (1) North Korea or any of its agents or instrumentalities committed, conspired to commit, attempted, or abetted such act; and (2) such act constitutes support for international terrorism. If the President finds that North Korea or its agents or instrumentalities committed any of such acts, the Department of State shall submit to Congress: (1) a determination that North Korea is a state sponsor of terrorism, or (2) a detailed justification as to why the conduct does not meet the legal criteria for such a determination.

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Official text

North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5208, North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016 (2016-06-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5208 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114