Bills · 119th Congress · International Affairs

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced2/21/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 5/7/25
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 406–1 on May 7, 2025 (Roll Call 119 →). Received in the Senate on May 8, 2025. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 5/7/25Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic203 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Not voting
  • Republican203 Yea · 1 Nay · 15 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

Full text on congress.gov ↗
Sponsor
Rep. Christopher H. Smith ( Republican · NJ-4)
Cosponsors
1
Introduced
2/21/25
Policy area
International Affairs

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (11)
  1. 2/21/25Introduced in House
  2. 2/21/25Referred 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.
  3. 5/5/25Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  4. 5/5/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)
  5. 5/5/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
  6. 5/5/25At 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.
  7. 5/7/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)
  8. 5/7/25Passed/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)
  9. 5/7/25On 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)
  10. 5/7/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. 5/8/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.