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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1016 

Recognizing the 3rd anniversary of the passing of Otto Frederick Warmbier 

and condemning the North Korean regime for their continued human 

rights abuses. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2020 

Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mr. CHABOT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 3rd anniversary of the passing of Otto Frederick Warmbier and condemning the North Korean regime for their continued human rights abuses. 

Whereas Otto Frederick Warmbier was born on December 

12, 1994, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to parents Fred and Cindy 

Warmbier; 

Whereas, upon his graduation as Salutatorian from Wyoming 

High School in 2013, Otto attended the University of 

Virginia; 

Whereas, on December 29, 2015, Otto flew to North Korea 

as part of a guided tour; 


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Whereas, on January 2, 2016, the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea arrested Otto 

Warmbier for false charges of ‘‘subversion’’ and committing a ‘‘hostile act’’; 

Whereas, on March 16, 2016, Otto Warmbier was convicted 

and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor; 

Whereas, as a result of his mistreatment at the hands of 

North Korean authorities, Otto Warmbier suffered a serious medical emergency which placed him into a comatose 

state, and the North Korean authorities failed to report 

the deterioration of Otto Warmbier’s physical condition 

to United States authorities; 

Whereas, on June 13, 2017, after 17 months in captivity, the 

United States Department of State announced that it 

had secured the release of Otto Warmbier, whereupon he 

was medically evacuated from North Korea in a comatose 

state to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center; 

Whereas, on June 19, 2017, Otto Warmbier died in the hospital as a result of the mistreatment at the hands of the 

Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea; 

Whereas, on December 24, 2018, the United States District 

Court for the District of Columbia concluded that the 

Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea was responsible for the ‘‘torture, hostage taking, 

and extrajudicial killing’’ of Otto Warmbier; 

Whereas, on December 18, 2019, the United Nations General 

Assembly condemned ‘‘the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights 

in and by’’ North Korea in an annual resolution; and 


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Whereas, on December 20, 2019, the Otto Warmbier North 

Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act of 2019 

(title LXXI of Public Law 116–92), was enacted: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the 3rd anniversary of Otto 

3 Warmbier’s passing; 

4 (2) remembers and celebrates the life of Otto 

5 Frederick Warmbier, a young man with great poten6 tial; 

7 (3) condemns the Government of the Demo8 cratic People’s Republic of Korea, which is respon9 sible for the unjustified arrest, mistreatment, and 

10 death of Otto Warmbier; 

11 (4) calls for the United States Government to 

12 continue to use its voice and vote in the United Na13 tions to condemn systematic human rights violations 

14 in North Korea; and 

15 (5) calls for the sanctions enacted in the Otto 

16 Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and En17 forcement Act of 2019 (title LXXI of Public Law 

18 116–92) to remain fully implemented until such time 

19 that Government of the Democratic People’s Repub20 lic of Korea commits to the verifiable suspension of 

21 its proliferation and testing of weapons of mass de22 struction and has agreed to multilateral talks includVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Jun 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1016.IH HR1016

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1 ing the United States Government, with the goal of 

2 permanently and verifiably limiting weapons of mass 

3 destruction and ballistic missile programs. 

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