Chairman Royce’s Floor Statement on North Korea Sanctions Bill

Press Release 05.02.17

Today the House of Representatives began consideration of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act (H.R. 1644). The bipartisan bill strengthens sanctions targeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime. On the House floor, Chairman Royce delivered the following remarks (as prepared for delivery)...

House Puts Pressure on North Korea

Press Release 04.03.17

It is time for us to ramp up the pressure. That is why I am supporting these measures today, which urge the State Department to re-list North Korea as a state sponsor of terror and condemn North Korea’s development of an ICBM. By passing these measures, we are taking important steps to push back against North Korea’s dangerous ambitions.”

Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Measures Targeting North Korea

Press Release 03.29.17

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed three bipartisan measures to address urgent threats posed by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime. Specifically, these measures enhance North Korea sanctions, condemn its ICBM development, and urge the State Department to designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Photo: Chairman Royce, South Korean Delegation Discuss North Korea Sanctions

Press Release 03.22.17

This afternoon, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) met with a South Korean delegation, including Foreign Affairs Minister Byung-Se Yun and Ambassador Ho-Young Ahn, to discuss the importance of the U.S.-South Korea alliance and their concern over North Korea’s recent belligerent actions.

Royce Introduces Legislation to Strengthen North Korea Sanctions

Press Release 03.21.17

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after introducing bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1644, to strengthen sanctions targeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime:

Remarks: Chairman Royce on Countering the North Korean Nuclear Threat

Press Release 02.07.17

Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing to assess North Korea’s nuclear program. The hearing, entitled “Countering the North Korean Threat: New Steps in U.S. Policy,” comes amid several recent high-ranking North Korean defections.

Royce Bill to Reunite Korean Families Passes House

Press Release 11.29.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation (H. Con. Res. 40) authored by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), which encourages North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet their long-lost relatives separated by the Korean War.

Chairman Royce Condemns Apparent North Korean Nuclear Test

Press Release 09.09.16

Today’s detonation wasn’t just about testing nuclear technology. It was also about testing America’s resolve. Now is the time for this administration to act.

Chairman Royce: For North Koreans there is no Freedom

Press Release 07.13.16

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) joined the Korean Church Coalition’s annual rally for North Korean freedom. Today’s rally comes just a week after the State Department released, “Report on Serious Human Rights Abuses and Censorship in North Korea,” which was mandated by Chairman Royce’s North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016.

Chairman Royce Welcomes South Korea-U.S. Deployment of THAAD to Counter North Korean Threats

Press Release 07.08.16

"The deployment of the THAAD defensive missile system will help protect against Kim Jong Un’s illicit weapons programs. Along with new sanctions mandated by my North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016, this action demonstrates the strong resolve of the U.S. and South Korea to promote peace, stability, and respect for human rights.”