Passed House. Latest step, May 8, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The House passed it 406–1.All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 1 section of existing law and would add 4 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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H.R. 1503 would change 1 section of existing law, and would create 4 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (May 8, 2025).
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H.R. 1503Bill
Sec. 5(1)Reports on forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs in foreign countries1 change
Sec. 5(2)Reports on forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs in foreign countries2 changes
Sec. 2Statement of policynew law
Sec. 3Definitionsnew law
Sec. 4Authority to deny or revoke passportsnew law
Sec. 6Imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting or trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organsnew law
22 U.S.C. 2151Congressional findings and declaration of policy
(h) Forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs.—(1) In general.— The report required by subsection (d) shall include an assessment of forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs in each foreign country.(2) Definitions.— In this subsection:(A) Forced organ harvesting.— The term forced organ harvesting means the removal of one or more organs from a person by means of coercion, abduction, deception, fraud, or abuse of power or a position of vulnerability.(B) Organ.— The term organ has the meaning given the term human organ in section 301(c)(1) of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(c)(1)).(C) Trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs.— The term trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of a person for the purpose of removing one or more of such person’s organs, by means of—(i) coercion;(ii) abduction;(iii) deception;(iv) fraud;(v) abuse of power or a position of vulnerability; or(vi) transfer of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over a person described in the matter preceding clause (i).
The bill says: in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end the following:
(k) Forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs.—(1) In general.— The report required by subsection (b) shall include an assessment of forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs in each foreign country.(2) Definitions.— In this subsection, the terms forced organ harvesting, organ, and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs have the meanings given those terms in section 116(h)(2).
The bill says: by adding at the end the following:
From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.
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Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on persons (individuals and entities) involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to deny or 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 21, 2025).
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May 7, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: 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) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
Feb 21, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress