United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 589 (113th)
To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes.
Introduced
6 February 2013
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 February 2013
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Introduced in House · EN · 6 February 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/589
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/589