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STOP Organ Trafficking Act

USA116th CongressHR-2121| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2019
Guy Reschenthaler

Guy Reschenthaler

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (8)
John R. Curtis (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Ron Wright (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Africa Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act or the STOP Organ Trafficking Act This bill authorizes the Department of State to deny issuing a passport to, or to revoke an already-issued passport belonging to, an individual who has been convicted of certain offenses related to acquiring, receiving, receiving, or transferring human organs. The bill expands protections against severe forms of trafficking in persons to include trafficking for the purpose of removing a person's organs. The bill defines such trafficking to include the use of coercion, abduction, or fraud to recruit, transport, or harbor a person for the purpose of removing that person's organs. The State Department shall annually report to Congress on human trafficking conducted for organ tracking purposes, including descriptions of the sources and methods associated with such trafficking, State Department activities to address such trafficking, and activities by other countries to address such trafficking.
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Timeline
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
  • April 8, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 8, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • April 26, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.

International Affairs

Child healthCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsHuman rightsHuman traffickingMedical ethicsOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSmuggling and traffickingVisas and passports

STOP Organ Trafficking Act

USA116th CongressHR-2121| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2019
Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act or the STOP Organ Trafficking Act This bill authorizes the Department of State to deny issuing a passport to, or to revoke an already-issued passport belonging to, an individual who has been convicted of certain offenses related to acquiring, receiving, receiving, or transferring human organs. The bill expands protections against severe forms of trafficking in persons to include trafficking for the purpose of removing a person's organs. The bill defines such trafficking to include the use of coercion, abduction, or fraud to recruit, transport, or harbor a person for the purpose of removing that person's organs. The State Department shall annually report to Congress on human trafficking conducted for organ tracking purposes, including descriptions of the sources and methods associated with such trafficking, State Department activities to address such trafficking, and activities by other countries to address such trafficking.
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Timeline
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
  • April 8, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 8, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • April 26, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Guy Reschenthaler

Guy Reschenthaler

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (8)
John R. Curtis (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Ron Wright (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Africa Subcommittee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsHuman rightsHuman traffickingMedical ethicsOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSmuggling and traffickingVisas and passports