STOP Organ Trafficking Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 8, 2019)
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.
What just happenedApr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 8, 2019
- Apr 26, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Africa Subcommittee - Apr 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Apr 8, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House