China: Sanctions for Forced Organ Harvesting
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This bill has strong support from both parties and has already moved through the committee process. This makes it much more likely to reach a final vote in the Senate.
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Any foreign national placed on the government's list of people who knowingly took part in forced organ harvesting in China would be barred from getting a U.S. visa, and any visa they already hold would be canceled immediately. This only applies to individuals identified as directly involved in the practice, not to visa holders generally.
“An alien included in the most recent list submitted under subsection (b) is-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States”
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted favorably to report S. 4009, the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act. The legislation would levy economic and travel penalties on foreign nationals complicit in state-sanctioned, involuntary organ acquisition in China.
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate would deny passports and visas to anyone involved in illegal organ trafficking. The bill targets the Chinese Communist Party's practice of harvesting organs from persecuted religious groups and prisoners of conscience.
The House passed the Falun Gong Protection Act, requiring the president to impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in forced organ harvesting. The bill mandates annual reports from the State Department on China's transplant practices and targets those facilitating involuntary removals.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act
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