Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 23, 2023)
Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to jointly issue regulations, as necessary, to enable air carriers to transport human organs for transplant above wing (i.e., in the cabin of an aircraft).
Among other things, the regulations must include
- consideration of protocols for air control outages;
- a requirement that air carriers implement a protocol for a person to accompany organs to and from the aircraft and between connecting flights; and
- a standardized process for commercial air carriers to accept, handle, and manage organs in transit.
The TSA and the FAA must also consult with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to identify metrics for the handling of organs and organ-related tissue by air carriers.
What just happenedJun 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 23, 2023
- Jun 26, 2023Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aviation Subcommittee - Jun 23, 2023Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee - Jun 23, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Homeland Security Committee - Jun 23, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Jun 23, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House