Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012.

Bill: 112-hconres-145
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2012-12-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
International organizations and cooperation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
North Korea
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-17
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012, represents a flagrant violation of specified U.N. Security Council resolutions; (2) North Korea continues to defy the U.N., its Six-Party partners, and the international community; (3) the member nations should immediately impose sanctions covered by such resolutions and censure North Korea; and (4) all current restrictions against North Korea, including sanctions that ban the importation into the United States of North Korean goods, should remain in effect until North Korea no longer engages in activities that threaten U.S. interests and global peace.
action_date: 2013-01-01
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012, represents a flagrant violation of specified U.N. Security Council resolutions; (2) North Korea continues to defy the U.N., its Six-Party partners, and the international community; (3) the member nations should immediately impose sanctions covered by such resolutions and censure North Korea; (4) all current restrictions against North Korea, including sanctions that ban the importation into the United States of North Korean goods, should remain in effect until North Korea no longer engages in activities that threaten U.S. interests and global peace; (5) China should cooperate with the United States in a new round of Security Council sanctions, pressure its North Korean partner, redouble its efforts to prevent Chinese companies from transferring military and dual-use technologies to North Korea, and crack down on transshipments through China that relate to North Korean military, missile, and nuclear programs and proliferation activities; and (6) North Korea should dismantle its missile and nuclear weapons programs, cease its proliferation activities, and comply with all relevant international agreements and Security Council resolutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-02
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2013-01-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-01-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/31/2012 H7498)
action_date: 2013-01-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/31/2012 H7498)
action_date: 2013-01-01
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7560)
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Berman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 145.
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7498-7500)
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2012-12-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2012-12-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-17
text: Introduced in House