H.Res. 343: Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

H.Res. 343: Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-25 · International Affairs · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3728)

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

Plain summary

Condemns the practice of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China. Calls on China and the Communist Party of China to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. Encourages the U.S. medical community to help raise awareness of unethical organ transplant practices in China. Demands an end to the 17-year persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice and the release of all Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience. Calls on China to allow an independent investigation into organ transplant abuses. Calls on the Department of State to: (1) conduct a more detailed analysis on state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the annual Human Rights Report, and (2) report annually to Congress on implementation of the immigration provision prohibiting visas to Chinese and other nationals engaged in coerced organ or bodily tissue transplantation.

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Official text

Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · 185 cosponsors

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Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Bill Foster (D-IL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), David Rouzer (R-NC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Andy Barr (R-KY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), David P. Joyce (R-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Womack (R-AR), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV) and 125 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hres343.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres343 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114