To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplantation.
Latest action · Jul 29, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires certain professional consultation.
Allows such projects to establish appropriate financial incentives for organ donation, including the payment of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals making living donations. Requires such incentives to include one or more projects to provide payments for the purchase of life insurance policies or annuities, payable to a donor's designee.
Limits evaluation costs to five percent of authorized funds.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2002 to Sep 4, 2002; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Dan Miller | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-MD | Constance A. Morella | Sep 4, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 29, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplantation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Annuities
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Costs
- Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
- Economics and Public Finance
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Insurance premiums
- Labor and Employment
- Life insurance
- Social Welfare
- Survivors' benefits
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
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