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Condemns North Korea for its: (1) violations of multiple United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolutions, (2) provocations that threaten international peace, and (3) February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device.
Expresses solidarity with the people of North Korea who suffer material deprivation and denial of their basic human rights and political liberties.
Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its alliances with Japan and South Korea.
Calls upon China to: (1) pressure North Korean leaders to curtail their provocative behavior, abandon their nuclear and missile programs, and comply with all relevant international agreements and resolutions; and (2) prevent the transshipment of illicit technology, military equipment, and dual-use items through its territory, waters, and airspace that could be used in North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
Calls on the U.S. government to: (1) apply all available, and seek additional, sanctions on North Korea; (2) utilize legal authorities and resources to defend U.S. interests against North Korean illicit activities; and (3) support the President's commitment to strengthen the U.S. ballistic missile defense system.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 65 as passed House amended on Feb 15, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Feb 15, 2013
Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stabilitiy, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device
Passed · Two-thirds required
412 Yea 2 Nay 17 not voting
Crossed both parties 2 of 414 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
431 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.Res. 65 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.