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S. 4009119th Congress
Official title: Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act
Introduced:
Read the official bill on Congress.govS. 4009
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The bill would sanction foreign individuals and entities involved in forced organ harvesting in China, mainly targeting Falun Gong-related abuses.
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The bill directs the President to identify and sanction foreign people and companies known to be involved in forced organ harvesting in China, freezing their U.S. assets and barring or canceling their U.S. visas. It also requires a State Department report within a year on China's organ transplant practices, including transplant numbers, donor sources, and whether the practice counts as an "atrocity" under U.S. law.
Foreign individuals and entities linked to forced organ harvesting, including Chinese officials or institutions involved in transplants, are directly affected. U.S. government agencies, including the State Department and health agencies, would carry out sanctions and reporting duties.
The measure could increase diplomatic tension between the U.S. and China while creating new monitoring and enforcement obligations for U.S. agencies. Everyday Americans would not be directly affected, though foreign policy relations with China could shift.
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Right now: it's on the Senate floor calendar. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.