119th Congress

H.R. 1503

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith(R-NJ)
Introduced: Feb 21, 2025
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: House Committee on Foreign Affairs; House Committee on the Judiciary; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Official text: Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Original cosponsors (1)

William R. Keating (D-MA)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on persons (individuals and entities) involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to deny or revoke the passports of individuals convicted of certain crimes related to organ trafficking. Specifically, the President must report to Congress a list of persons that facilitate (1) forced organ harvesting, or (2) trafficking in persons for organ harvesting. For each person on the list, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions. Furthermore, the State Department may deny or revoke the passport of an individual who has been convicted of a federal crime of knowingly transferring any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation, if the individual (1) is subject to imprisonment or supervised release resulting from that conviction, and (2) used a passport or crossed an international border when committing that crime.

Roll-call votes

Date	Vote	Result	Your members
May 7, 2025 House #119	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act	Passed	Set your home to see

Actions

May 8, 2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 7, 2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 7, 2025 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 1 (Roll no. 119). (text: 5/5/2025 CR H1819-1820)
May 7, 2025 · House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)
May 5, 2025 · House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 5, 2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
May 5, 2025 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)
May 5, 2025 · House
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced in House