3.0.0 8168 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z House HR 2020-09-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 153 (Friday, September 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DEMINGS:H.R. 8168.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article I, Section 8.[Page H4325]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-04T14:31:20Z 2020-09-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 N Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2020-09-04 True S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2020-09-11 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-09-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-09-11 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2020-09-11 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2020-09-11 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2020-09-11 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-09-24 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-09-24 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-09-24 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2020-10-02 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-10-02 False L000586 Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] Al Lawson D FL 5 2020-10-09 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2020-10-09 False G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2020-10-23 False O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2020-10-23 False Health Blood and blood diseases Congressional oversight Disability and health-based discrimination Government information and archives HIV/AIDS Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Sexually transmitted diseases Health 00 2020-09-04 Introduced in House 2021-04-14T19:44:20Z Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise its guidance on reducing the risk of transmitting by blood transfusion human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B.

Specifically, the FDA shall update its guidance to remove recommendations to not receive blood donations from a man who had sex with another man in the past three months. The FDA shall also remove recommendations to not receive blood donations from a woman who in the last three months had sex with such a man.

The FDA's updated guidance shall be based on an individual risk assessment of sexual behaviors that evaluate all donors equally without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.

]]> Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020 Display Title Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require the guidance of the Food and Drug Administration on reducing the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis A, and hepatitis B transmission by blood and blood products (including the donor history questionnaire) to be based on an individual risk assessment of sexual behaviors upon which all donors are evaluated equally, without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8168ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8168ih.xml 2020-09-04 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.