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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1540
Falun Gong Protection Act
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Introduced 2025-02-24Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceFalun Gong Protection Act This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that have knowingly and directly engaged in or facilitated the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. Sanctions may not be imposed on the importation of goods or with respect to specified transactions related to humanitarian assistance. The authority to impose sanctions under this bill expires five years after enactment.
Sponsors
- Scott Perry Republican sponsor
- 12 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831) | |
| 2025-05-05 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831) | floor pass | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1540. | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1830-1833) | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-02-24 | 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. | refer |
| 2025-02-24 | 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. | refer |
| 2025-02-24 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-24 | Introduced in House | introduce |