Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
Latest action · Jun 13, 2016 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3728)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseJun 13, 2016
Summary
Condemns the practice of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China.
Calls on China and the Communist Party of China to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.
Encourages the U.S. medical community to help raise awareness of unethical organ transplant practices in China.
Demands an end to the 17-year persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice and the release of all Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience.
Calls on China to allow an independent investigation into organ transplant abuses.
Calls on the Department of State to: (1) conduct a more detailed analysis on state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the annual Human Rights Report, and (2) report annually to Congress on implementation of the immigration provision prohibiting visas to Chinese and other nationals engaged in coerced organ or bodily tissue transplantation.
Cosponsors 185
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 13, 2016, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-MI | David A. Trott | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 16, 2015 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3730)
- Jun 13, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 343.
- Jun 13, 2016Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jun 13, 2016On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3728)
- Jun 13, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3728)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2016Engrossed in House
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
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