HR 1540 · in committee · significant
Falun Gong Protection Act
- foreign policy
What this bill does
- The bill requires the President to sanction foreign persons involved in organ harvesting in China through visa denials and asset freezes.
- The sanctions target individuals and entities that knowingly participate in or facilitate involuntary organ harvesting.
- The sanctions authority lasts five years from enactment and exempts humanitarian aid and goods imports.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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What evidence would demonstrate that organ harvesting is occurring in China, and who should be responsible for verifying that evidence before sanctions take effect?
- 02
How might visa denials and asset freezes against Chinese officials affect diplomatic relationships or U.S. business interests in China?
- 03
Should the five-year sunset provision be extended automatically, or should Congress need to reauthorize the sanctions based on updated findings about organ harvesting practices?
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Sponsor · R-PA-10
Scott Perry
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-06
Joining the bill
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14 · original
Pat Fallon
R-TX-4 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Lance Gooden
R-TX-5 · original
Patrick Ryan
D-NY-18 · original
Thomas P. Tiffany
R-WI-7 · original
Gus M. Bilirakis
R-FL-12 · original
Burgess Owens
R-UT-4 · original
Andrew Ogles
R-TN-5 · original
Gregory F. Murphy
R-NC-3
Joe Wilson
R-SC-2
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC
Legislative timeline
2025-05-06 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025-05-05 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-05-05 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)
2025-05-05 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)
2025-05-05 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1540.
2025-05-05 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1830-1833)
2025-05-05 · house · Floor
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-02-24 · 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.
2025-02-24 · 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.
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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