# 119-s-817: Falun Gong Protection Act

119-s-817, Falun Gong Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-817
- Congress: 119
- Title: Falun Gong Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a U.S. framework of _targeted sanctions_ against foreign persons involved in forced organ harvesting in the People's Republic of China.** It would pair a public listing and visa bans with narrow humanitarian exemptions and reporting requirements. - People named on the required list would face blocked U.S. property and bans on visas and entry. The President must provide the first list within 180 days and update it at least annually. - Humanitarian actors would be protected. Transactions for food, medicine, humanitarian assistance, and transport to carry out relief operations are exempt, and importation of goods is explicitly not targeted. - U.S. agencies would report publicly on PRC organ transplant policies and practices after one year, coordinated by the Secretary of State with HHS and the NIH Director. The sanctions authority would include case-by-case waivers with 120-day waiver reporting and would expire after five years.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Visa ban and entry revocation: cost, high. If enacted, any noncitizen placed on the most recent list would be inadmissible to the United States and could not get a visa or admission. Existing visas or other entry documents for that person would be revoked immediately and automatically. These rules take effect when a person is included on th…
- Targeted sanctions list and blocks: cost, low. If enacted, the President would have to give Congress a list within 180 days of foreign people who knowingly took part in forced organ harvesting in China. The President would use IEEPA authorities to block and prohibit property and transactions in the United States or under U.S. control for people…

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## Sources
- [119-s-817 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/817)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
- [119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-65)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-817 (as of 2026-04-21).