US Congress House Bill 7805 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-07-29 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2020

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-29	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-07-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-07-27	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.
2020-07-27	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.
2020-07-27	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7805/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7805/BILLS-116hr7805ih.pdf