STOP Organ Trafficking Act
Latest action · Sep 27, 2018 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act or the STOP Organ Trafficking Act
This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to combat trafficking in human organs and promote the establishment of voluntary organ donation systems.
The bill authorizes the Department of State to refuse to issue a passport to, or revoke a previously issued passport from, a person convicted of trafficking in human organs who used a passport or otherwise crossed an international border in committing such offense.
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is amended to: (1) include trafficking of persons for the removal of their organs in the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and (2) direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to collect and organize data from human rights officers at U.S. embassies on host country laws against trafficking in human organs.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2018 to Nov 27, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jul 17, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Nov 27, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2018Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 27, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 27, 2018Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 17, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2018Introduced in House
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