August, 2024 – Australia – Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023
– Passed in the Senate and has been introduced and read a first time in the House of Representatives
This bill amends the Migration Act 1958 requiring travellers into Australia to disclose on the incoming passenger card whether they have received an organ transplant overseas in the last five years.
July 2024 – United States – Falun Gong Protection Act 2023
– Passed in the US House of Representatives and introduced to the US Senate
This legislation would require sanctions on those responsible for, or complicit in, the involuntary harvesting of organs, especially those targeting Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience, as well as require a report from the Secretary of State on China’s organ transplant policies and practices.
March 2023 – United States – Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act 2023
– Passed in the US House of Representatives and introduced to the US Senate.
The legislation authorizes the Secretary of State to deny passports and visas to anyone involved in illegal organ trafficking. It also mandates annual reporting on forced organ harvesting in foreign countries and sanctions individuals that facilitate organ harvesting.