S.Amdt. 2354 to S. 3240 - Aid to North Korea

North Korea is a totalitarian regime and foreign aid is unconstitutional.

Constitutional Vote: Yes

Vote Date: June 20, 2012

Aid to North Korea. During consideration of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) offered an amendment to prohibit federal food assistance to North Korea.

The Senate rejected Kyl’s amendment on June 20, 2012 by a vote of 43 to 56 (Roll Call 145). We have assigned pluses to the yeas not only because North Korea is a totalitarian regime, but also because foreign aid is unconstitutional.