Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act
Key claim: S4009 (Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act) was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar to establish protections related to forced organ harvesting and Falun Gong victims.
Abstract
(S4009 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-27): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.
Why this matters
S4009 would move U.S. policy on forced organ harvesting from executive-branch sanctions discretion toward a codified statutory regime, potentially creating durable trade and financial restrictions on foreign persons and entities implicated in the practice. For importers and exporters dealing with medical, pharmaceutical, and biotech supply chains touching the PRC, statutory triggers could expand due-diligence obligations and downstream sanctions exposure.