Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-7805| House
| Updated: 7/29/2020
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the imposition of visa-blocking sanctions on a foreign individual who has committed or facilitated the trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal. The Department of State must report to foreign ministries the names of individuals convicted of crimes related to organ purchasing for consideration regarding the issuance of visas to such individuals. The State Department must also submit an annual report to Congress that includes descriptions of (1) the sources, practices, methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal; and (2) State Department and foreign country activities undertaken to address and prevent such trafficking.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresInternational organizations and cooperationOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSanctionsSmuggling and traffickingVisas and passports
Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-7805| House
| Updated: 7/29/2020
Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the imposition of visa-blocking sanctions on a foreign individual who has committed or facilitated the trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal. The Department of State must report to foreign ministries the names of individuals convicted of crimes related to organ purchasing for consideration regarding the issuance of visas to such individuals. The State Department must also submit an annual report to Congress that includes descriptions of (1) the sources, practices, methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal; and (2) State Department and foreign country activities undertaken to address and prevent such trafficking.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresInternational organizations and cooperationOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSanctionsSmuggling and traffickingVisas and passports