Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act
Sponsored By: Senator Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create targeted U.S. sanctions in response to forced organ harvesting in the People’s Republic of China and would require a Congress‑directed report evaluating PRC transplant policies and U.S. research ties.
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- Victims and human rights monitors would get a formal U.S. review that must assess de jure and de facto transplant policies, including prisoners of conscience such as Falun Gong, and determine whether forced organ harvesting meets the Elie Wiesel Act atrocity standard.
- Individuals and entities named on a required list would face asset blocking under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and visa and entry bans. Lists must be submitted within 180 days and updated at least annually, violations of implementing rules would carry IEEPA penalties, and the bill includes limited humanitarian and national security exceptions, case-by-case waivers with reporting, and a five-year sunset on sanctions authority.
- U.S. researchers and funders would be identified because the report must list all U.S. grants in the prior ten years that supported organ transplant research or collaboration with PRC entities. The report is to be issued in unclassified form with a possible classified annex. The bill also preserves an explicit exception so imports of goods are not subject to the sanctions.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Import protections for goods
This bill would say the sanctions authorities may not be used to block the importation of goods. 'Goods' would include manufactured products and inspection or test equipment, while technical data would be excluded. This would reduce legal risk for importers and supply chains involved in selling food, medicine, and other goods.
Report on China's transplant practices
This bill would require the Secretary of State, with HHS and NIH, to submit a report within one year on organ transplant policies and practices in China. The report would include estimated annual transplant totals, donor numbers, an assessment of organ sources and procurement timelines, a list of U.S. grants in the prior 10 years that supported related research, and whether forced organ harvesting meets the Elie Wiesel Act 'atrocity' definition.
Sanctions list and asset blocks
This bill would require the President to send Congress an unclassified list of foreign people tied to forced organ harvesting within 180 days. The President would be able to use IEEPA powers to block property and ban transactions in property of those on the list. Key terms used to apply the law, like 'organ' and 'United States person,' would be defined in statute. The authority to impose these sanctions would end five years after enactment.
Visa bans, waivers, and exceptions
This bill would make people on the required list inadmissible to the United States and automatically revoke any visas or entry documents. The President would be able to grant case-by-case waivers for national security reasons and must report on waiver use every 120 days after the first list is sent. The bill would also bar sanctions on transactions for food, medicine, and humanitarian assistance, and would exempt authorized U.S. intelligence and law enforcement activities.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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