United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8972 (116th)
Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020
Introduced
15 December 2020
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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.
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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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 December 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 December 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 December 2020
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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