Bill targets people who harvest organs by force in China.
S. 4009 — Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act · Filed by Ted Cruz (R-TX) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 5, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the President to find people and companies involved. It punishes them by blocking their U.S. money and banning entry. The State Department must study China's organ transplant practices. It must report back within one year. The punishments last five years unless Congress renews them.
Who it affects
Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghurs harmed by forced organ harvesting. The President and the State Department. People or companies involved in the practice.
One thing to notice
The President can skip punishing someone if he says it helps national security. The punishments stop after five years unless Congress votes to keep them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats.
- Mar 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Mar 5, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations”
- Jun 17, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute…”
- Sep 28, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5120-5121; text: CR S5120-5121)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- forced organ harvesting — Taking organs from people against their will.
- Falun Gong — A spiritual group whose members have been targeted in China.
- Uyghurs — An ethnic group in China that has faced persecution.
- State Department — The federal office that handles relations with other countries.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (12,054 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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