A bill that would sanction perpetrators of state-sponsored forced organ harvesting in China advanced through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 17.
The “Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act” would direct the U.S. government to compile a list of foreign individuals deemed to have knowingly and directly engaged in or facilitated forced organ harvesting in China.
Those listed would be blocked from transactions with any U.S. persons or entities, and see their U.S. properties frozen. The sanction would also bar the individuals from gaining entry to the United States, invalidate their current visa, and disqualify them from receiving immigration benefits. …