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HR 2121 116th Congress House International Affairs Child health Crime victims Criminal justice information and records Human rights Human trafficking Medical ethics Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Smuggling and trafficking Visas and passports

STOP Organ Trafficking Act

Introduced: November 8, 2019 Introduced by: Reschenthaler, Guy Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act or the STOP Organ Trafficking Act

This bill authorizes the Department of State to deny issuing a passport to, or to revoke an already-issued passport belonging to, an individual who has been convicted of certain offenses related to acquiring, receiving, receiving, or transferring human organs.

The bill expands protections against severe forms of trafficking in persons to include trafficking for the purpose of removing a person's organs. The bill defines such trafficking to include the use of coercion, abduction, or fraud to recruit, transport, or harbor a person for the purpose of removing that person's organs.

The State Department shall annually report to Congress on human trafficking conducted for organ tracking purposes, including descriptions of the sources and methods associated with such trafficking, State Department activities to address such trafficking, and activities by other countries to address such trafficking.

What's happening now April 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Nov 8, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 18, 2019
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 18, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2121: STOP Organ Trafficking Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2121/
MLA
"H.R. 2121: STOP Organ Trafficking Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2121/.
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H.R. 2121, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2121/.
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