Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 15, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Dec 15, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8972 | Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Dec 15, 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 Senate
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