Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 15, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
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.
- IntroducedDec 15, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020
This bill establishes specified measures to combat forced organ harvesting and the international trafficking in persons for the purpose of removing their organs. These measures include (1) establishing property-blocking and visa-blocking sanctions, (2) prohibiting exports of certain surgery devices to entities that are identified as being responsible for forced organ harvesting or related human trafficking, and (3) requiring the Department of State to report on these practices.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 15, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Dec 15, 2020 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 15, 2020 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 15, 2020 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 15, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2020Introduced in House
- Dec 15, 2020Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 212, December 15, 2020, page H7159.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1592 | Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | May 18, 2021 |
| S 5016 | Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Dec 15, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Immigration status and procedures
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Medical education
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Trade restrictions
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
