HR1540Passed House

Falun Gong Protection Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-24
Introduced
12
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HR
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Sponsor

Scott Perry
Scott Perry
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 86.2% (660 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$2,079k

Full profile: /officials/P000605

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Cosponsors (12)

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2025-05-06

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Plain-English Summary

Falun Gong Protection Act This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that have knowingly and directly engaged in or facilitated the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. Sanctions may not be imposed on the importation of goods or with respect to specified transactions related to humanitarian assistance. The authority to impose sanctions under this bill expires five years after enactment.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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International Affairs
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