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H.R. 1503: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

Passed HouseMay 7, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 21, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)May 7, 2025, 406–1
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 21, 2025

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on persons (individuals and entities) involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to deny or revoke the passports of individuals convicted of certain crimes related to organ trafficking.

Specifically, the President must report to Congress a list of persons that facilitate (1) forced organ harvesting, or (2) trafficking in persons for organ harvesting. For each person on the list, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions.

Furthermore, the State Department may deny or revoke the passport of an individual who has been convicted of a federal crime of knowingly transferring any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation, if the individual (1) is subject to imprisonment or supervised release resulting from that conviction, and (2) used a passport or crossed an international border when committing that crime.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, May 7, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 406–1

Yea 406two-thirds 272Nay 1

  • Democrats203 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans202 yea, 1 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted Nay

See how all 407 members voted

Showing 432 of 432 members

Yea 406

Republicans (202)

Democrats (203)

Independents (1)

Nay 1

Republicans (1) broke with their party

Not voting 25

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House May 7, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • May 7, 2025HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 406–1
    Roll call 119 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats2030010
    Republicans2021015
    Independents1000
    Total4061025

    House roll call 119: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    1 crossed party lines: 1 Republican

    How each member voted (432)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

1

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

46 points earned
  1. 1Christopher Smith R-NJ SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Thomas Massie R-KY1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 3William Keating D-MACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. May 7, 2025Passed the House, 406–1.
  2. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in the House by Christopher Smith.
Show the full action history (11 actions)
  1. May 8, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  2. May 7, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1894-1895)
  3. May 7, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 1 (Roll no. 119). (text: 5/5/2025 CR H1819-1820)
  4. May 7, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 1 (Roll no. 119). (text: 5/5/2025 CR H1819-1820)
  5. May 7, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. May 5, 2025Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. May 5, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1819)
  8. May 5, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
  9. May 5, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  11. Feb 21, 2025Referred 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.