3.0.0 2022 2023-01-11T13:36:01Z 2023-01-11T13:36:01Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 2022.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The sale, transport, delivery and storing of cadavers, bodyparts, human tissues and samples typically involvesinterstate commerce.The power to regulate inter-state commerce is set forthArticle I, Section 8 power to ``regulate commerce among theseveral states.'' If the matter in question is not a purelylocal matter (intra-state) or if it has an impact oninterstate commerce, it falls within the Congressional powerto regulate interstate commerce. National Federation ofIndependent Business v. Sebelius (2012).[Page H2791]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-07T14:49:20Z Referred to 2017-04-06T13:10:00Z 2017-04-07 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2017-05-17 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2017-11-08 False G000580 Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] Thomas Garrett R VA A. 5 2018-05-01 False N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2018-05-16 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Department of Health and Human Services Fraud offenses and financial crimes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Infectious and parasitic diseases Licensing and registrations Medical education Medical research Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Product safety and quality Health 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2018-01-19T21:42:26Z Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 or the LATTS Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the sale of human tissue for research or education unless the seller has a non-transplant tissue bank license, each package of tissue is labeled with specified information, and each package is wrapped in the prescribed manner.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall establish a process for the approval, suspension, and revocation of non-transplant tissue bank licenses.

False labeling of packages of human tissue is prohibited.

HHS or any accrediting body authorized by HHS is allowed to enter and inspect any facility that is subject to a non-transplant tissue bank license.

HHS shall recall any human tissue specimen that is an imminent or substantial hazard to public health.

The bill makes it unlawful to knowingly sell or otherwise transfer any human tissue specimen if the transfer affects interstate commerce.

]]> LATTS Act of 2017 Display Title LATTS Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To ensure certain safety measures are utilized in the interest of public health security with respect to labeling and transporting human tissue specimen or collection of specimens into interstate commerce. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced LATTS Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2022ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2022ih.xml 2017-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.