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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 180
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People’s
Republic of China should stop the practice of harvesting and transplant-
ing organs for profit from prisoners that it executes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 29, 1997
Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. WOLF, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr.
SOLOMON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HYDE, Mr. COX of California, and Mr.
TIAHRT) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government
of the People’s Republic of China should stop the prac-
tice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit
from prisoners that it executes.
Whereas the People’s Republic of China is not governed by
the rule of law—its criminal code is administered arbi-
trarily by members of the Chinese Communist Party in
ways that allow the party to maintain its monopoly on
political power;
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Whereas according to Amnesty International, in 1996 the
People’s Republic of China executed 4,367 individuals—
a number greater than the aggregate number of execu-
tions recorded in all other countries during the same pe-
riod;
Whereas there is credible evidence that the Government of
the People’s Republic of China systematically harvests or-
gans from a large number of prisoners that it executes;
Whereas there is credible evidence that a large proportion of
these harvested organs are sold for profit to foreigners
and are transplanted at hospitals operated by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China and staffed by
government-trained doctors;
Whereas this practice of harvesting and transplanting organs
has been documented by official records of the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China; and
Whereas individual agents seeking to sell these harvested or-
gans have been determined by ABC News to be operating
within the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Government of the People’s Republic of
China should stop the practice of harvesting and
transplanting organs for profit from prisoners that
it executes;
(2) the Government of the People’s Republic of
China should be strongly condemned for such organ
harvesting and transplanting practice;
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(3) the President should bar from entry into
the United States any and all officials of the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China known to
be directly involved in such organ harvesting and
transplanting practice;
(4) individuals determined to be participating in
or otherwise facilitating the sale of such organs in
the United States should be prosecuted to the fullest
possible extent of the law; and
(5) the appropriate officials in the United
States should interview individuals, including doc-
tors, who may have knowledge of such organ har-
vesting and transplanting practice.
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