legislation: 116-s-5016
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| 116-s-5016 | 116 | s | 5016 | Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020 | International Affairs | 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 0 | Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020 This bill establishes specified measures to combat forced organ harvesting and the international trafficking in persons for the purpose of removing their organs. These measures include (1) establishing property-blocking and visa-blocking sanctions, (2) prohibiting exports of certain surgery devices to entities that are identified as being responsible for forced organ harvesting or related human trafficking, and (3) requiring the Department of State to report on these practices. | 2023-01-11T13:43:48Z |