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119th Congress · H.R. 1503 · Passed Origin

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

This 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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SubjectsCongressional oversightHuman traffickingOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSanctionsSmuggling and traffickingVisas and passports
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith, R-NJ-4
23 terms
2373 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3004 · 202-225-3765
Cosponsors (1)
  • William R. Keating, D-MA-9Original cosponsor
    Co-sponsored Feb 21, 2025 · 8 terms · @USRepKeating
Committees (3)
  • Judiciary Committee
    House Standing · Activity Feb 21, 2025
  • Foreign Relations Committee
    Senate Standing · Activity May 8, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
    House Standing · Activity Feb 21, 2025
Actions (13)
  1. May 8, 2025 · via Senate
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  2. May 7, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 7, 2025 · via House floor actions
    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. May 7, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    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. May 7, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)
  6. May 5, 2025 · via House floor actions
    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. May 5, 2025 · via House floor actions
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
  8. May 5, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)
  9. May 5, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Feb 21, 2025 · via House floor actions
    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. Feb 21, 2025 · via House floor actions
    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. Feb 21, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  13. Feb 21, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
Policy areaInternational Affairs

Constitutional authority cited

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 1503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H730]
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