United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8972 (116th)
Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020
Introduced
15 December 2020
Last action
15 December 2020 · Introduced
Status
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 January 2026
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.
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Timeline
15 December 2020
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 December 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2021
- related to ← Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8972
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8972
- us · 116-hr-8972 · source updated 10 January 2026