Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1503

Official text excerpt

119 HR 1503 IH: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-02-21 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2025 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Keating ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 . 2. Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States— 
 (1) to combat international trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs; (2) to promote the establishment of voluntary organ donation systems with effective enforcement mechanisms in bilateral diplomatic meetings and in international health forums; 
 (3) to promote the dignity and security of human life in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on December 10, 1948; and (4) to hold accountable persons implicated, including members of the Chinese Communist Party, in forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs. 
 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— 
 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
 (2) Forced organ harvesting The term forced organ harvesting mea…

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Citations

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