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HR 1540 · 119th Congress · International Affairs

Falun Gong Protection Act

Introduced February 24, 2025 Latest action May 06, 2025 12 cosponsors

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Latest action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Action timeline

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May 06, 2025
introduced Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee
May 05, 2025
floor Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 05, 2025
floor Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1830-1833: 1)
May 05, 2025
floor DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1540.
May 05, 2025
passed Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)

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May 06, 2025 Referred in Senate
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May 05, 2025 Engrossed in House
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Feb 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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CRS summaries

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  1. ih / isIntroduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfsReferred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rsReported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pchPlaced on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / esEngrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rdsReceived by the other chamber.
  7. eah / easEngrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / atsAgreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enrEnrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. plPublic Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. ppPublic Print. Official printing post-enactment.

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Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

+15 −11 13 unchanged
--- Referred (Senate)
+++ Engrossed (House)
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 1540 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
+[H.R. 1540 Engrossed in House (EH)]
<DOC>
+
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1540
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-May 6, 2025
-
-Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -209,6 +202,17 @@
Attest:
-KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
-
Clerk.
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+H. R. 1540
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+AN ACT
+
+To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ
+harvesting within the People's Republic of China, and for other
+purposes.

Cosponsors (12)

Members who signed on to support this bill.