H.R. 1540 · Passed House · International Affairs

Falun Gong Protection Act

Sponsor: Scott Perry (R-PA)

What it does

• Requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons engaged in or facilitating involuntary organ harvesting in China.
• Exempts humanitarian assistance and related specified transactions from sanction authority.
• Sets a five-year expiration date for the sanction authority granted under the bill.

Official 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.

Latest action

May 6, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations