Lone Republican becomes only lawmaker to vote against crackdown on human organ trafficking

A measure aimed astatine cracking down connected the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its signifier of forced organ harvesting passed with overwhelming enactment connected Wednesday – though 1 House lawmaker voted against it.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to reason the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, which passed 406-1.

"It's conscionable different illustration of america trying to instrumentality our chemoreceptor successful different country's concern and constitute their laws," Massie told Fox News Digital aft the vote. "And astatine the extremity of the day, they're gonna bash what they're gonna do, and it's conscionable benignant of a virtuousness awesome implicit here."

Massie, a blimpish libertarian, often votes against House bills that measurement successful connected different country's affairs.

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is seen extracurricular the U.S. Capitol connected Wednesday, December 18, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The Kentucky Republican pointed retired that helium opposed the authorities erstwhile it was up for a ballot during a previous Congress.

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Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., introduced the bill. (Rep. Chris Smith's Office)

But his pushback is besides notable present fixed his presumption arsenic an open professional of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and astatine times, of President Donald Trump. 

The measure was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and would authorize the Secretary of State to contradict U.S. passports and visitant visas to radical progressive successful organ trafficking circles.

Massie has been a vocal professional of House GOP leaders, including U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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It would besides telephone for sanctions connected entities and individuals recovered to person participated successful the gruesome illicit industry.

U.S. lawmakers person accused China of forced organ harvesting of its ideological opponents, including Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghur Muslims.