2024: Schweikert Voted To Extend The $10 Million Annual Funding For Human Rights Act Activities In North Korea Through FY 2028. In November 2024, Schweikert voted for , according to Congressional Quarterly, "he bill, as amended, that would extend the current authorization of $10 million a year for activities under the North Korean Human Rights Act through fiscal 2028, including to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees, promote democracy and human rights and improve access to information in North Korea. The bill would continue to require the State Department to report on human rights in North Korea and the humanitarian assistance provided. It would also require the department to report to Congress on efforts to appoint a new special envoy for North Korean human rights, if the position remains vacant for one year. It would require reports to Congress from the State Department and U.S. Agency for Global Media on the status and content of current U.S. broadcasting to North Korea, and the extent to which the agency has achieved the goal of increased broadcasting to the nation." The House passed the bill by a vote of 335 to 37. [House Vote 474, 11/20/24; Congressional Quarterly, 11/20/24; Congressional Actions, H.R. 3012]
2016: Schweikert Voted To Impose Additional Sanctions On North Korea. In February 2016, Schweikert voted for legislation that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "lev[ied] mandatory sanctions on certain individuals including those who enable North Korea's censorship efforts or human rights abuses, engage in money laundering, narcotics trafficking or cybersecurity attacks for the North Korean government, or sell certain industrial commodities such as coal or steel to North Korea. It also would [have] provide[d] for discretionary sanctions against entities found to have violated various United Nations resolutions regarding North Korea. It would [have] call[ed] for the Treasury secretary to block North Korean banks from access to the U.S. financial system if North Korea is determined to be a 'primary money-laundering concern.'" The vote was on a motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 408 to 2. The bill was then sent to the president, which he then signed into law. [House Vote 82, 2/12/16; Congressional Quarterly, 2/12/16; Congressional Actions, H.R. 757]
Legislation Would "Sweep Up A Number Of Chinese Business Interests." According to Congressional Quarterly, "The Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would impose onerous new sanctions on North Korea and sweep up a number of Chinese business interests, making the already difficult U.S. relationship with Beijing more fraught. The legislation (HR 757), which expands and tightens enforcement of sanctions, is aimed at cutting off nearly all sources of revenue for Pyongyang, forcing the pariah nation to engage in nuclear disarmament negotiations with the United States and its neighbors." [Congressional Quarterly, 2/10/16]
The Legislation Followed A Recent Nuclear Test And A Launch Of A Satellite Rocket By North Korea. According to Congressional Quarterly, "Following North Korea's nuclear test in January --- its fourth overall, and the third to occur during the Obama administration --- and last weekend's launch of a satellite rocket that has implications for the development of an ICBM, the White House has seemed resigned to Congress' determination to impose mandatory secondary sanctions on North Korea that are openly aimed at coercing China into cutting off major trade with Pyongyang." [Congressional Quarterly, 2/10/16]
2019: Schweikert Effectively Voted For The FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Which Imposed New Secondary Economic Sanctions On North Korea. In December 2019, Schweikert effectively voted for the FY 2020 NDAA. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The measure establishes new secondary economic sanctions, including asset blocking, on foreign individuals and organizations that provide significant financial services to persons sanctioned for doing business with north Korea. It also prohibits any company owned by a U.S. financial institution from conducting business with those persons." The vote was on adoption of the conference report to accompany the bill. The House adopted the conference report by a vote of 377-48. The bill was later passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President. [House Vote 672, 12/11/19; Congressional Quarterly, 12/17/19; Congressional Actions, S.1790]
2017: Schweikert Voted For New Or Expanded Sanctions On North Korea As Part Of A Larger Sanctions Bill On Iran, North Korea And Russia. In July 2017, Schweikert voted for legislation that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "impose[d] multiple new or expanded sanctions on North Korea, including sanctions against entities that purchase certain metals or minerals from North Korea, and would [have] require[d] the secretary of State to make a determination as to whether North Korea constitutes a 'state sponsor of terrorism.'" In addition, also according to Congressional Quarterly, the legislation would have "codif[ied] certain existing sanctions on Russia, including various sanctions tied to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, Moscow's annexation of Crimea, and malicious cyber activities relating to the 2016 U.S. elections. The bill would [have] establish multiple new sanctions on Russia, including sanctions on entities conducting malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Russian government and entities which conduct business with the Russian intelligence and defense sectors. The bill would [have] impose[d] various new or expanded sanctions against Iran, including sanctions on persons that engage in or pose a risk of materially contributing to Iran's ballistic missile program and sanctions on officials, agents or affiliates of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 419 to 3. The Senate then passed the legislation, sending the bill to President Trump, who signed it into law. [House Vote 413, 7/25/17; Congressional Quarterly, 7/25/17; Congressional Actions, H.R. 3364]