H.R. 1503: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025
Sponsor
Christopher Smith
Republican · NJ-4
What H.R. 1503 does
H.R. 1503, the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025, would require the President to report to Congress a list of people and entities that facilitate forced organ harvesting or trafficking in persons for organ harvesting, and to impose sanctions on each one that block their property and visas.
The State Department could also deny or revoke the passport of someone convicted of a federal crime of knowingly transferring a human organ for valuable consideration for transplantation, if the person is still imprisoned or on supervised release and used a passport or crossed a border in committing the crime.
How the House voted
Passed · May 7, 20251 Republican broke with their party to vote no
Thomas MassieOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 1503 Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act · Roll no. 119 · Official record
HR1503 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
May 8, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
House: Vote: 406-1
May 7, 2025
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)
House: Vote Held
May 5, 2025
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.
House: Committee Action
Feb 21, 2025
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.
About the Sponsor
Christopher Smith
Republican, New Jersey's 4th congressional district · 45 years in Congress
Committees: Foreign Affairs
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Cosponsors (1)
This bill has 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat. Cosponsors represent 1 state: Massachusetts.
Committee Sponsors
Judiciary Committee
0 of 44 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Foreign Relations Committee
0 of 22 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Foreign Affairs Committee
1 of 53 committee members cosponsored
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H.R. 1503 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Judiciary
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- International Affairs
- Introduced
- Feb 21, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
May 8, 2025
H.R. 1503 Bill Text
“To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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