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HI SCR21

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/13/2015

Primary Sponsor

Maile Shimabukuro

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Government of the People's Republic of China to honor its December 2014 commitment to stop harvesting organs from executed prisoners, particularly from Falun Gong practitioners and religious/ethnic minority groups.

  • Documents allegations that China harvested organs from executed prisoners since 1984, with significant increases in organ transplant operations following the 1999 persecution campaign against Falun Gong.

  • Notes that China's former Vice-Minister of Health admitted that executed prisoners accounted for over 90% of transplant organs five years prior, 64% in 2012, and 54% in mid-2013.

  • Calls for the U.S. Department of State to issue a travel warning to American citizens traveling to China for organ transplants if the practice continues, informing them organs may come from prisoners of conscience.

  • Directs transmission of the resolution to the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, House Speaker, Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Secretary of State, and the Chinese Ambassador to the United States.

Legislative Description

China; Organ Harvesting; Falun Gong Practitioners

Last Action

Report adopted, referred to JDL.

3/24/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor3/24/2015
Tourism and International Affairs2/18/2015

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