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Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

Introduced: June 27, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 30, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 11, 2013
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
Dec 11, 2013
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 9, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Jul 9, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jun 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 27, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on China (PRC) to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners, and particularly from Falun Gong prisoners of conscience and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

Calls for a Department of State investigation into organ transplant practices in China, and for the prosecution of those found to have engaged in such practices.

Demands an end to the persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice by the Communist Party of China and the release of all Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience.

Recommends that: (1) the Department issue a travel warning for U.S. citizens traveling to China for organ transplants informing them that the organ source for their operation may be a prisoner of conscience; and (2) the U.S. government condemn organ transplantation abuses in China, ban the entry of those who have participated in such activities, and prosecute such individuals should they be found on U.S. soil.

What's happening now July 30, 2014

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 80
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 3, 2014
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Dec 3, 2014
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 17, 2014
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McClintock, Tom
California · Nov 17, 2014
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 17, 2014
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Valadao, David G.
California · Nov 17, 2014
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 17, 2014
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 18, 2014
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 18, 2014
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Sep 17, 2014
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 16, 2014
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Sep 16, 2014
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jul 29, 2014
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 25, 2014
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 24, 2014
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2014
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 26, 2014
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 24, 2014
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 7, 2014
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 11, 2013
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 10, 2013
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Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Nov 21, 2013
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 20, 2013
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 14, 2013
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 30, 2013
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2013
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Oct 3, 2013
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 30, 2013
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 30, 2013
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Sep 26, 2013
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 26, 2013
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 26, 2013
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 26, 2013
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Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 26, 2013
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 19, 2013
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 19, 2013
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 19, 2013
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 19, 2013
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 19, 2013
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 11, 2013
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 11, 2013
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 11, 2013
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 11, 2013
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 11, 2013
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2013
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 11, 2013
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2013
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 11, 2013
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Aug 2, 2013
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2013
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