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H.R. 1503 119th Congress House

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

Official title: To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 21, 2025 Introduced by: Christopher H. Smith Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightHuman traffickingOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSanctions
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Smuggling and traffickingVisas and passports
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 7, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 1 (Roll no. 119). (text: 5/5/2025 CR H1819-1820)
May 7, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 7, 2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)
May 5, 2025
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 5, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
May 5, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)
May 5, 2025
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 21, 2025
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.
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
May 7, 2025 House · vote #119 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 406–1 See who voted →
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on persons (individuals and entities) involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to deny or revoke the passports of individuals convicted of certain crimes related to organ trafficking.

Specifically, the President must report to Congress a list of persons that facilitate (1) forced organ harvesting, or (2) trafficking in persons for organ harvesting. For each person on the list, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions.

Furthermore, the State Department may deny or revoke the passport of an individual who has been convicted of a federal crime of knowingly transferring any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation, if the individual (1) is subject to imprisonment or supervised release resulting from that conviction, and (2) used a passport or crossed an international border when committing that crime.

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 Lobbying activity 9

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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 21, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1503: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1503/
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"H.R. 1503: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1503/.
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H.R. 1503, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1503/.
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