Skip to main content
HR 6319 117th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Foreign property Human rights Medical ethics Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Religion Sanctions Visas and passports

Falun Gong Protection Act

Introduced: January 20, 2022 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Dec 16, 2021
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.
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Falun Gong Protection Act

This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that are knowingly responsible for, are complicit in, or have engaged in the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. The sanctions shall not apply to certain activities, such as authorized U.S. intelligence or law enforcement activities.

The President must (1) maintain an updated list of foreign persons subject to the sanctions, and (2) impose the sanctions according to the most recent version of the list.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 1 Republican 14
R
Kim, Young
California · Oct 11, 2022
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Sep 14, 2022
 R
McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Aug 26, 2022
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Aug 5, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Aug 5, 2022
 R
Fallon, Pat
Texas · Jul 28, 2022
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Jul 28, 2022
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Jul 26, 2022
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 7, 2022
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 14, 2022
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Apr 6, 2022
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 9, 2022
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jan 20, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Jan 20, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 20, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 20, 2022
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6319: Falun Gong Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6319/
MLA
"H.R. 6319: Falun Gong Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6319/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6319, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6319/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 6319: Falun Gong Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6319/)
Report a problem