3.0.0 5344 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z House HR 2016-05-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 5344.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power ofCongress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)[Page H3295]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-26T13:01:30Z 2016-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2016-05-26 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-05-26 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2016-05-26 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2016-05-26 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2016-05-26 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2016-05-26 True M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2016-05-26 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2016-05-26 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2016-06-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2016-07-05 False J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2016-09-22 False Health Medical ethics Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Health 00 2016-05-26 Introduced in House 2017-01-04T14:22:37Z Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016

This bill allows the exchange of human organs for valuable consideration (anything of value) under pilot programs approved by the Department of Health and Human Services to measure the effect of removing disincentives or providing a noncash benefit that may increase organ availability. (Currently, exchanging human organs for valuable consideration is prohibited by the National Organ Transplant Act.)

In addition to reimbursements permitted in the National Organ Transplant Act, this bill declares that valuable consideration does not include:

  • dependent care needs related to organ donation,
  • medical expenses related to donation and all related follow-up care including preventive follow-up care and medication,
  • paperwork or legal costs related to donation, or
  • an insurance policy against the risk of death or disability as a result of donating an organ or the longer-term health effects of having donated an organ.
]]> Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016 Display Title Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To clarify that pilot programs that honor and reward organ donation are not preempted by Federal criminal law and that offering and accepting such benefits in accordance with a pilot program are not criminal acts. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5344ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5344ih.xml 2016-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.