HR 1434 117th Congress House International Affairs Congressional oversight Crime prevention Criminal justice information and records Human rights Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Sanctions Smuggling and trafficking Visas and passports

Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2021

Introduced: February 26, 2021 Introduced by: Reschenthaler, Guy Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Apr 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Feb 26, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Feb 26, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the imposition of visa-blocking sanctions on a foreign individual who has committed or facilitated the trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal.

The Department of State must report to foreign ministries the names of individuals convicted of crimes related to organ purchasing for consideration regarding the issuance of visas to such individuals. The State Department must also submit an annual report to Congress that includes descriptions of (1) the sources, practices, methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal; and (2) State Department and foreign country activities undertaken to address and prevent such trafficking.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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