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Falun Gong Protection Act

USA117th CongressHR-6319| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Scott Perry

Scott Perry

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (19)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Young Kim (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Pat Fallon (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Falun Gong Protection Act This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that are knowingly responsible for, are complicit in, or have engaged in the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. The sanctions shall not apply to certain activities, such as authorized U.S. intelligence or law enforcement activities. The President must (1) maintain an updated list of foreign persons subject to the sanctions, and (2) impose the sanctions according to the most recent version of the list.
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Timeline
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • December 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • December 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

International Affairs

AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightForeign propertyHuman rightsMedical ethicsOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsReligionSanctionsVisas and passports

Falun Gong Protection Act

USA117th CongressHR-6319| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Falun Gong Protection Act This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that are knowingly responsible for, are complicit in, or have engaged in the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. The sanctions shall not apply to certain activities, such as authorized U.S. intelligence or law enforcement activities. The President must (1) maintain an updated list of foreign persons subject to the sanctions, and (2) impose the sanctions according to the most recent version of the list.
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Timeline
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • December 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • December 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Scott Perry

Scott Perry

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (19)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Young Kim (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Pat Fallon (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightForeign propertyHuman rightsMedical ethicsOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsReligionSanctionsVisas and passports