H.R. 1154: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023
Quick Facts
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ-4)
Congress: 118th
Date Introduced: February 24, 2023
Last Action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (March 28, 2023)
Bill Summary
Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023
This bill imposes sanctions on persons (individuals and entities) involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to 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.