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HR 1540Passed HouseForeign Affairshouse
Falun Gong Protection Act
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 by Rep. Scott Perry
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · May 6, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
History
- May 6, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- May 5, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 5, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)
- May 5, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)
- May 5, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1540.
- May 5, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1830-1833)
- May 5, 2025Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 24, 2025Referred 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.
- Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House