H.R. 1503 Passed the House International Affairs

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] Introduced February 21, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 D) Latest action May 8, 2025

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Roll-call votes

Actions

  1. May 8, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  2. May 7, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 7, 2025 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 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)
  5. May 5, 2025 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.
  6. May 5, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
  7. May 5, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)
  8. May 5, 2025 Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  9. Feb 21, 2025 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.
  10. Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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