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Stops Forced Organ Trafficking
Recent Bills/Stops Forced Organ Trafficking

Stops Forced Organ Trafficking

IntroducedFebruary 21, 2025
In the Senate1 year ago
Intro
House
Senate
Pres
In the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Most bills stop here and never get a vote.
International AffairsCongressional oversightHuman traffickingSmuggling and traffickingSanctionsVisas and passportsOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation
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Why This Matters

This bill combats forced organ harvesting? and trafficking by promoting voluntary donation and holding offenders accountable.

If you care about human rights, this bill aims to stop forced organ harvesting and trafficking worldwide.
Who this affects
victims of organ trafficking · individuals involved in organ donation
What this bill changes
  1. 1This bill aims to prevent the illegal removal of organs from individuals through coercion or fraud.
  2. 2It establishes a policy for the United States to promote voluntary organ donation systems internationally.
  3. 3The bill allows the government to deny or revoke? passports for individuals convicted of organ trafficking?.

The debate

The case for

China kills tens of thousands of people each year to take their organs.

Rep. Christopher H. SmithVoted yes
vs

The case against

The one member who voted no did not speak in the House debate. The House passed it 406 to 1.

Go deeper

Read the detailed 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.

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Intro
House
Senate
Pres
IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
Sponsors
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HouseMay 7, 2025

Passed 406 to 1.

SenateCurrent

In the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Most bills stop here and never get a vote.

President

The President

Donald Trump
President
Not Sent Yet
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