US House Approves North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act
Reps. Gabbard and Hanabusa co-sponsors of legislation, which passed on a voice vote.
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014.
It requires the president to “impose targeted sanctions on people or entities in other countries that contribute directly or indirectly to weapons development.”
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii co-sponsored the bill.
Painting of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Sinpyong Lake, North Korea.
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“As North Korea continues to make threats and conduct missile launches, we must take action to cut off their supply lines and sources of financial support,” she said in a press release. “The North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act will impose sanctions on the people or nations that support North Korea’s dangerous nuclear ambitions and threaten people throughout the Asia-Pacific and the U.S., including Hawaii.”
Gabbard added, “By putting these robust sanctions in place, we can target those who directly, or through willful negligence, enable North Korea to produce these missiles and nuclear delivery systems.”
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is also a co-sponsor of the legislation, which was introduced by Republican Edward Royce of California.
Last weekend, Gabbard’s office said, North Korea reportedly conducted a short-range ballistic missile launch, its 15th so far this year.
