Organ Procurement and Transplantation Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 20, 1983)
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Act - Title I: Task Force on Organ Procurement and Transplantation - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Task Force on Organ Procurement and Transplantation to develop a national plan for organ procurement and a donor network. Requires a report to the President and the appropriate congressional committees within three months. Terminates the Task Force three months after such report is submitted.
Title II: Organ Procurement and Transplantation - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a private sector Organ Procurement and Transplantation Registry to provide for a national donor-recipient network. Authorizes grant authority for such purposes.
Title III: Annual Report on Organ Transplantation - Directs the Secretary to report annually on the scientific and clinical status of organ transplantation.
Title IV: Prohibition of Organ Purchases - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale or purchase of human organs in interstate commerce. Establishes criminal penalties for such violations.
What just happenedOct 25, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Oct 25, 1983CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Oct 25, 1983CommitteeH19100
See H.R.4080.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 20, 1983IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 20, 1983IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 20, 1983IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House