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US HB1540

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Scott Perry

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the President to submit a list of foreign persons involved in involuntary organ harvesting in China within 180 days, with annual updates, and impose sanctions including property blocking and visa revocation on those identified

  • Establishes U.S. policy to avoid cooperation with China on organ transplantation while the Chinese Communist Party remains in power and to coordinate with allies on targeted sanctions

  • Mandates a State Department report within one year assessing China's organ transplant policies, estimated annual transplant numbers, organ sources, and whether persecution of Falun Gong practitioners constitutes an "atrocity"

  • Provides exceptions for humanitarian assistance, national security activities, and UN headquarters agreement obligations; allows case-by-case waivers for vital national security interests

  • Sanctions authority expires 5 years after enactment; penalties follow International Emergency Economic Powers Act provisions

Legislative Description

Falun Gong Protection Act

International affairs

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

5/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations5/6/2025
Foreign Affairs2/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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