Senate Passes Bill Addressing Organ Harvesting in China
So far one rated right-leaning outlet has covered this. No left-leaning or center outlet has picked it up yet.
Lead article · thehansindia.comUS Senate passes bill targeting organ harvesting in China - The Hans IndiaHow each side told it
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Cruz and Merkley were named together by 2 of 2 outlets. Counted by outlet.
Cruz led the bipartisan bill seeking sanctions for forced organ harvesting in China.
Merkley worked with Cruz on the bipartisan bill seeking sanctions for forced organ harvesting in China.
What Congress actually did
FACTS FROM THE SENATE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act
Organ transplants rely on organs being obtained with the donor’s consent. The bill would require the President to list foreign people and organizations found to be involved in forced organ harvesting in China and impose financial and travel sanctions on them. It would also require a government assessment of China’s transplant system and state that the U.S. should investigate and condemn forced harvesting.
- IntroducedMAR 5 · SENATE
- Passed SenateTHIS STORYSEP 28
- House passage
- Signed into law
When each side picked it up
When each side picked it up. right-leaning: 1 article, first wed 10:15 am. unrated: 1 article, first tue 11:30 pm.
What the members said themselves
Press releases from members’ offices. Kept apart from news and not counted as coverage.
Releases collected by Congress Press ↗ (Derek Willis, MIT License)
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