Falun Gong Protection Act
This bill requires the U.S. President to identify and sanction individuals involved in "involuntary harvesting of organs" in China by blocking their U.S. property and banning their entry. It mandates an annual list of designated persons (submitted to Congress) and imposes sanctions like visa restrictions and asset freezes under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Exceptions cover humanitarian aid, national security activities, and UN-related travel. The sanctions expire after 5 years, and the bill also requires a report on China's organ transplant practices and whether Falun Gong persecution meets atrocity definitions. The bill directly targets Chinese officials/entities linked to organ harvesting claims, not Falun Gong practitioners.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action May 6, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 6, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
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.
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Perry
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Ogles
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Gregory F. Murphy
RRepublican
Co
Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
Co
Joe Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Lance Gooden
RRepublican
Co
Pat Fallon
RRepublican
Co
Patrick Ryan
DDemocratic
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