With the threat of North Korea’s ballistic missiles and nuclear program being a looming threat to the U.S., the House of Congress voted 419-1 to impose new sanctions on the country. The bipartisan legislation aims to end North Korea’s goals by restricting the money flow they need to follow through with their plans. More precisely, the new bill was designed to restrict ships from North Korea or any other countries refusing to comply with U.N. from navigating American waters or docking at any port in the U.S. Furthermore, those who use slave labor that North Korea exports to other countries would be subject to sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

The bill is sponsored by Representative Ed Royce of California, the Republican chairman of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee, and senior Democrat and Representative Eliot Engel of New York. In Representative Royce’s point of view, the North Korean regime’s abuse of the citizens they export to foreign companies brings them unimaginable amounts of profit. This money is then put into a myriad of militaristic endeavors aimed at the rest of the world. Admiral Harry Harris Jr., the top American military officer in the Pacific, has also warned politicians that a successful nuclear missile made by Pyongyang is unavoidable.

These new changes came a week after the failed mid range ballistic missile test North Korea sent out, which was the third launch attempt recorded in May. These tests are expressly prohibited by the U.N. because of their undeniable threat of reaching a nuclear-tipped missile aimed at the U.S. mainland. In addition, large-scale, live-fire exercises were conducted on the eastern coast of North Korea. As a result, President Donald Trump has ordered for a nuclear-powered submarine and the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group to be sent to Korean waters.

The new bill will require that the Trump administration report to Congress in 90 days concerning whether or not North Korea should be reinstated on the government’s state sponsors of terror list. The Senate will take to debating the measure after this. Further sanctions may soon follow.