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Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020

Introduced: December 15, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Dec 15, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Dec 15, 2020
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Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020

This bill establishes specified measures to combat forced organ harvesting and the international trafficking in persons for the purpose of removing their organs. These measures include (1) establishing property-blocking and visa-blocking sanctions, (2) prohibiting exports of certain surgery devices to entities that are identified as being responsible for forced organ harvesting or related human trafficking, and (3) requiring the Department of State to report on these practices.

What's happening now December 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.

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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Dec 15, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8972: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8972/
MLA
"H.R. 8972: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8972/.
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H.R. 8972, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8972/.
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[H.R. 8972: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8972/)
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