Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2121
116th Congress(2019-2020)
STOP Organ Trafficking Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 8, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 8, 2019
Latest Action
Apr 26, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2121
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act or the STOP Organ Trafficking Act

This bill authorizes the Department of State to deny issuing a passport to, or to revoke an already-issued passport belonging to, an individual who has been convicted of certain offenses related to acquiring, receiving, receiving, or transferring human organs.

The bill expands protections against severe forms of trafficking in persons to include trafficking for the purpose of removing a person's organs. The bill defines such trafficking to include the use of coercion, abduction, or fraud to recruit, transport, or harbor a person for the purpose of removing that person's organs.

The State Department shall annually report to Congress on human trafficking conducted for organ tracking purposes, including descriptions of the sources and methods associated with such trafficking, State Department activities to address such trafficking, and activities by other countries to address such trafficking.

Text (1)
April 8, 2019
Actions (3)
04/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
04/08/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
04/08/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:17:13 PM