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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1434" measure-id="id117hr1434" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-02-26" update-date="2021-04-19">
<title>Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2021</title>
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<action-date>2021-02-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the imposition of visa-blocking sanctions on a foreign individual who has committed or facilitated the trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal.</p> <p>The Department of State must report to foreign ministries the names of individuals convicted of crimes related to organ purchasing for consideration regarding the issuance of visas to such individuals. The State Department must also submit an annual report to Congress that includes descriptions of (1) the sources, practices, methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal; and (2) State Department and foreign country activities undertaken to address and prevent such trafficking.</p>]]></summary-text>
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