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US SB817

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ted Cruz

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Imposes mandatory sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly engage in or facilitate involuntary organ harvesting in China, including property blocking and visa ineligibility
  • Requires the President to submit an initial list of sanctioned individuals within 180 days, with annual updates, to congressional committees
  • Establishes U.S. policy to avoid cooperation with China on organ transplantation while the Chinese Communist Party remains in power and to work with allies on targeted sanctions
  • Mandates a report within one year on China's organ transplant policies, including estimated annual transplants, organ sources, and a determination on whether persecution of Falun Gong constitutes an "atrocity"
  • Sanctions authority expires 5 years after enactment, with exceptions for humanitarian assistance, national security activities, and UN headquarters obligations

Legislative Description

Falun Gong Protection Act

International affairs

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

3/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations3/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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