Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025
This bill targets forced organ harvesting and international organ trafficking by imposing financial and travel penalties on foreign officials and individuals who facilitate the practice. Those identified by the U.S. government will have their U.S. property and assets frozen, will be denied entry into the country, and will have existing visas revoked. The bill also allows the State Department to deny or revoke passports for Americans convicted of federal organ-buying crimes who crossed borders to commit them, and it requires annual human rights reporting on organ harvesting abroad.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it burdens
- Individuals convicted of federal human organ traffickingMay have their U.S. passports denied or revoked by the Secretary of State if they are serving a prison sentence, parole, or supervised release and used a passport or crossed an international border to commit the crime (Sec. 4).
- Persons and entities facilitating forced organ harvesting or traffickingSubject to mandatory freezing and blocking of all U.S.-based property and financial assets, as well as denial of U.S. entry and immediate revocation of visas for listed individuals (Sec. 6(a), 6(b)).
- Violators of organ trafficking sanctionsSubject to federal civil and criminal penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for violating, attempting to violate, or conspiring to violate sanctions under the bill (Sec. 6(d)(2)).
- Department of StateRequired to assess forced organ harvesting and human organ trafficking in every foreign country as part of its annual human rights reports to Congress (Sec. 5).
The provisions, in plain language.
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Allows the Secretary of State to deny or revoke U.S. passports for individuals convicted of federal human organ trafficking offenses who used a passport or crossed an international border to commit the crime.
Requires the President to identify and report to Congress individuals and entities that fund, sponsor, or facilitate forced organ harvesting or organ trafficking.
Directs the President to block and freeze all U.S.-based property and financial transactions of listed individuals and entities.
Bans listed individuals from entering the United States, denies them U.S. visas, and cancels any existing visas they hold.
Declares U.S. policy to combat organ trafficking, encourage voluntary organ donation globally, and hold accountable individuals involved in forced organ harvesting, including members of the Chinese Communist Party.
Directs the State Department to assess forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking in every foreign country as part of its annual human rights reports to Congress.
Exempts imported goods, vital humanitarian assistance, food and medicine, and travel required by international agreements like the United Nations Headquarters Agreement from these sanctions.
Permits the President to waive sanctions against a person for up to 180 days at a time if certified to Congress as vital to U.S. national security.
Subjects anyone who violates or attempts to violate these sanctions to federal civil and criminal penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Allows the Secretary of State to deny or revoke U.S. passports for individuals convicted of federal human organ trafficking offenses who used a passport or crossed an international border to commit the crime.
Requires the President to identify and report to Congress individuals and entities that fund, sponsor, or facilitate forced organ harvesting or organ trafficking.
Directs the President to block and freeze all U.S.-based property and financial transactions of listed individuals and entities.
Bans listed individuals from entering the United States, denies them U.S. visas, and cancels any existing visas they hold.
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How members voted on Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025.
Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.
How it moved.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- Passed/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)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)
- 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.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)
- Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 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.
- Introduced in House
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- Passed/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)
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 (H.R. 1503, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-1503. Congress.gov record as of Jul 13, 2026.