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H.R. 1503 House International Affairs

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

Introduced
Feb 21, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. (R-NJ-4)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on foreign relations on May 8, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Feb 21, 2025
  2. House Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Feb 21, 2025
  3. House Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. May 5, 2025
  4. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819) May 5, 2025
  5. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503. May 5, 2025
  6. House At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. May 5, 2025
  7. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895) May 7, 2025
  8. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 1 (Roll no. 119). (text: 5/5/2025 CR H1819-1820) May 7, 2025
  9. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 1 (Roll no. 119). (text: 5/5/2025 CR H1819-1820) May 7, 2025
  10. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 7, 2025
  11. House
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass May 7, 2025
    Agreed Yea 406 Nay 1 Roll Call
  12. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. May 8, 2025

Cosponsors

1

Subjects

Congressional oversightHuman traffickingOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSanctionsSmuggling and traffickingVisas and passports

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Bills of Interest - Exchange of Letters]
    • [Referred To, Feb 21, 2025]
  • Foreign Relations Committee
    • [Referred To, May 8, 2025]
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
    • [Referred To, Feb 21, 2025]

Summary

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on persons (individuals and entities) involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to deny or revoke the passports of individuals convicted of certain crimes related to organ trafficking.Specifically, the President must report to Congress a list of persons that facilitate (1) forced organ harvesting, or (2) trafficking in persons for organ harvesting. For each person on the list, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions.Furthermore, the State Department may deny or revoke the passport of an individual who has been convicted of a federal crime of knowingly transferring any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation, if the individual (1) is subject to imprisonment or supervised release resulting from that conviction, and (2) used a passport or crossed an international border when committing that crime.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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