HR 624 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 14, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Michael Bilirakis R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 8, 2001 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
  2. Passed HouseMar 7, 2001
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or contracts to States, transplant centers, qualified organ procurement organizations, or other public or private entities for the purpose of providing payment for: (1) travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals toward living donations of their organs; and (2) such incidental nonmedical expenses that are so incurred as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

Sets forth payment eligibility criteria and limitations, including that payments may be made for the qualifying expenses of a donating individual only if: (1) the State in which the donating individual resides is a different State than the State in which the intended recipient of the organ resides; and (2) the annual income of the intended recipient of the organ does not exceed $35,000.

Directs the Secretary to (directly or through grants or contracts) carry out a program to educate the public with respect to organ donation, including the need to provide for an adequate rate of such donations.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of carrying out studies and demonstration projects with respect to providing for an adequate rate of organ donation.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for the purpose of assisting States in carrying out organ donor awareness, public education and outreach activities and programs designed to increase the number of organ donors within a State, including living donors.

Authorizes appropriations.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 31Passed404–0Mar 7, 2001

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2001 to Mar 6, 2001; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2001
R-MIFred UptonOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalFeb 14, 2001
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-WIThomas M. BarrettOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ALEarl F. HilliardFeb 27, 2001
D-WIRon KindFeb 27, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinFeb 27, 2001
R-VAEric CantorMar 1, 2001
D-TXKen BentsenMar 1, 2001
R-GANathan DealMar 1, 2001
R-TXPete SessionsMar 1, 2001
R-NCRichard BurrMar 1, 2001
D-TNBart GordonMar 6, 2001
R-NJChristopher H. SmithMar 6, 2001
R-MDConstance A. MorellaMar 6, 2001
R-MIDave CampMar 6, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkMar 6, 2001
D-TXGene GreenMar 6, 2001
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaMar 6, 2001
R-UTJames V. HansenMar 6, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyMar 6, 2001
D-KYKen LucasMar 6, 2001
R-WIMark GreenMar 6, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyMar 6, 2001
R-OHRobert W. NeyMar 6, 2001
D-ARVic SnyderMar 6, 2001

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2001Reported Mar 7, 2001
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Mar 8, 2001

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2001Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Mar 7, 2001Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Mar 7, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H672-677)
  4. Mar 7, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 624.
  5. Mar 7, 2001At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H672–H677Text printed H672Recorded votes H682enactBobby L. Rush D-IL, David Vitter R-LA, Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Eric Cantor R-VA, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, John D. Dingell D-MI, Karen L. Thurman D-FL, Ken Bentsen D-TX, Michael Bilirakis R-FL, Patrick J. Kennedy D-RI, Robert A. Underwood D-GU, Ron Kind D-WI, Sherrod Brown D-OH, Thomas M. Barrett D-WI, Tom Davis R-VAMar 7, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Mar 6, 2001H.R. 624, Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 28, 2001, and modified on March 5, 2001</p>
  2. Mar 6, 2001H.R. 624, Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 28, 2001, and modified on March 5, 2001

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote organ donation.
Short Titles as Introduced
Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001
Short Titles as Reported to House
Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001
Short Titles as Passed House
Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2001Referred in Senate
  2. Mar 7, 2001Engrossed in House
  3. Mar 6, 2001Reported in House
  4. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House

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