Falun Gong Protection Act
Sponsored By: Representative Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Passed House
Summary
Targets forced organ harvesting in the People’s Republic of China with targeted sanctions and international pressure. The Act directs the U.S. to avoid transplant cooperation with the PRC, push allies and institutions to isolate perpetrators, and force public accounting for transplant practices.
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- People found to have knowingly engaged in or facilitated involuntary organ harvesting are subject to asset-blocking sanctions and U.S. visa bans, with immediate revocation of existing visas. Congress must submit an initial list within 180 days, update it within 1 year, and then update it annually.
- The President can issue case-by-case waivers for vital national security reasons and must report waiver use every 120 days until the authority ends. The authority to impose sanctions terminates after five years.
- The Secretary of State must deliver a public report within 1 year on PRC transplant laws and practices, annual transplant figures and donor sources, U.S. grants and collaborations over the past 10 years, and whether Falun Gong persecution meets atrocity standards.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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U.S. would avoid China transplant cooperation
If enacted, U.S. policy would be to avoid working with China on organ transplants while the Chinese Communist Party remains in power. The U.S. would use sanctions tools and work with allies to spotlight persecution of Falun Gong. It would seek coordinated sanctions and visa limits with partners.
Tough sanctions on organ-harvesting actors
If enacted, the President would have to name, within 180 days, foreign people tied to forced organ harvesting in China. The list would be unclassified, updated within one year, and then every year. Listed people’s property in the U.S. or held by U.S. persons would be blocked from transactions. They would be denied visas and admission, and any current visas would be canceled at once. Violations would face civil and criminal penalties, with limited exceptions for food, medicine, humanitarian aid, and U.N. obligations, plus case‑by‑case national‑security waivers (with reports every 120 days). These sanction powers would end five years after enactment.
Defines goods for import exceptions
If enacted, the bill would define what counts as a “good” under the import exception. It would include articles, materials, supplies, manufactured products, and inspection or test equipment, but not technical data. This would guide importers on what is excluded from sanctions when bringing goods into the U.S.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
TN • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 4/21/2025
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 4/21/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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