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US HB1540
Bill
Status
5/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scott Perry
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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"
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Provides exceptions for humanitarian assistance, national security activities, and UN headquarters agreement obligations; allows case-by-case waivers for vital national security interests
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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