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H.R. 479: North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017

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H.R. 479: North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-12 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 210 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR479 (2017-04-03), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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 2017

Plain summary

North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of North Korea likely meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism and, if so, should be so designated. The Department of State shall submit to Congress a determination as to whether such government meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

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Official text

North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

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

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 479, North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017 (2017-03-31)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr479 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115