House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to label North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling for new sanctions as the rogue regime continues to develop its nuclear weapons program.

“It is not a matter of if, but when Kim Jong-Un will be brazen enough to attack one of our allies, or even the United States,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday. “Only by calling our adversaries what they are so they know that America will be steadfast in its defense of freedom and liberty can we have a realistic hope of maintaining peace.”