Organ Procurement and Transplantation Act

Summary

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 - Prohibits the sale or purchase of human organs in interstate commerce. Establishes criminal penalties for such violations.

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Timeline

1. 4 November 1983

   Committee

   See H.R.4080.

   Source: Committee

2. 4 November 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 8 November 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 November 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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