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HR1154: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023 (118th Congress)
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HR1154: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023

118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

This page covers HR1154 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR1154 in another Congress is a different bill. Other bills numbered HR1154 are listed below.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 1
Chamber House
Latest vote 2023-03-27: Passed
Latest action 2023-03-28: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy area International Affairs
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023 This bill imposes sanctions on persons (individuals and entities) involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to 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.

Subjects: Congressional oversight, Human trafficking, Organ and tissue donation and transplantation, Sanctions, Smuggling and trafficking, Visas and passports


Roll-call votes on HR1154 (118th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2023-03-27 House 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Passed 344 1 18 Official tally

Other bills numbered HR1154

HR1154 in the 117th Congress (2021–2023): Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act


Frequently asked

What is HR1154 in the 118th Congress?

HR1154 (Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4].

What is the latest action on HR1154?

On 2023-03-28: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

How many roll-call votes were held on HR1154?

1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2023-03-27, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.

Is this the same bill as HR1154 in other Congresses?

No. Bill numbers restart each Congress. HR1154 was also used in the 117th Congress for different legislation.