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H.R. 6319: Falun Gong Protection Act

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H.R. 6319: Falun Gong Protection Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Falun Gong Protection Act

Plain summary

Falun Gong Protection Act This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that are knowingly responsible for, are complicit in, or have engaged in the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. The sanctions shall not apply to certain activities, such as authorized U.S. intelligence or law enforcement activities. The President must (1) maintain an updated list of foreign persons subject to the sanctions, and (2) impose the sanctions according to the most recent version of the list.

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Official text

Falun Gong Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · 19 cosponsors

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Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Young Kim (R-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] reported raising $6.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6319 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117