HRES 343 114th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Government information and archives Human rights Medical ethics Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Religion Sanctions Travel and tourism Visas and passports

Expressing concern regarding 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 and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

Introduced: June 25, 2015 See on congress.gov

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Jun 13, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3728)

Jun 13, 2016

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3728)

Jun 13, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 343.

Jun 13, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3730)

Jun 13, 2016

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

Mar 16, 2016

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 16, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 12, 2016

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Jan 12, 2016

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 8, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Jul 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Jun 25, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 25, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the practice of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China.

Calls on China and the Communist Party of China to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.

Encourages the U.S. medical community to help raise awareness of unethical organ transplant practices in China.

Demands an end to the 17-year persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice and the release of all Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience.

Calls on China to allow an independent investigation into organ transplant abuses.

Calls on the Department of State to: (1) conduct a more detailed analysis on state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the annual Human Rights Report, and (2) report annually to Congress on implementation of the immigration provision prohibiting visas to Chinese and other nationals engaged in coerced organ or bodily tissue transplantation.

What's happening now June 13, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3728)

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