Falun Gong Protection Act passed the House 70 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberMay 5, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 67 words.
Falun 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.
Context
- Committees
- House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Policy area
- International Affairs: 94 of 4,008 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 226 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 1,345 words
- Subjects
- AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightForeign propertyHuman rights +6 more
- Latest action
- May 6, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 817 Falun Gong Protection Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]