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HR 1503 · in committee · significant

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the President to impose sanctions on people involved in forced organ trafficking.
  • It affects individuals and entities that facilitate organ harvesting or trafficking, and those convicted of organ trafficking crimes.
  • The State Department may deny or revoke passports of convicted organ traffickers who are imprisoned or under supervised release.

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  1. 01

    How would the State Department verify which individuals and entities are involved in forced organ harvesting before imposing sanctions?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the premise that passport denial for organ traffickers would deter or prevent forced organ harvesting operations?

  3. 03

    Which countries or regions would likely be targeted by these sanctions, and how might affected nations respond to U.S. pressure on this issue?

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Christopher H. Smith

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-05-08 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  2. 2025-05-07 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-05-07 · house · Floor

    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)

  4. 2025-05-07 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-05-07 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)

  6. 2025-05-05 · house · Floor

    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.

  7. 2025-05-05 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.

  8. 2025-05-05 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)

  9. 2025-05-05 · house · Floor

    Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  10. 2025-02-21 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  11. 2025-02-21 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  12. 2025-02-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  13. 2025-02-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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