Kaine & Cruz Applaud Committee Passage of their Bipartisan Bill to Reunite Separated Korean American Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded committee passage of their bipartisan bill to reunite separated Korean American families.

“I’m glad the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced my bipartisan bill with Senator Cruz to reunite separated Korean families. I’ve heard from Koreans living in Virginia who have been torn apart from family members since the Korean War, and this is an important step to helping them reunite with their loved ones,” said Kaine. “I hope the full Senate will vote to pass this bill as soon as possible.”

“I am proud to have worked with Senator Kaine on advancing this bipartisan bill. This legislation is an important measure for giving American families peace and reconnecting Americans with family members who have long suffered under the North Korean regime,” said Cruz.

The Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act would help reunite Korean Americans who have been separated from their relatives in North Korea since the Korean War by creating a national registry with information regarding divided families and allowing the U.S. government to facilitate in-person or virtual opportunities for living and willing family members to meet.

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