HIV Organ Policy Equity Act
Latest action · Nov 21, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-51.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Passed SenateJun 17, 2013
- Passed HouseNov 12, 2013
- To the PresidentNov 14, 2013
- Became lawNov 21, 2013Public Law 113-51
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 17, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
HIV Organ Policy Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal the requirement that the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network adopt and use standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs that include standards for preventing the acquisition of organs infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Replaces this requirement with authorization for the Network to adopt and use such standards with respect to organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), provided that any such standards ensure that organs infected with HIV may be transplanted only into individuals who are: (1) infected with such virus before receiving such an organ; and (2) participating in clinical research approved by an institutional review board under the criteria, standards, and regulations regarding organs infected with HIV developed under this Act or, if participation in such research is no longer warranted, receiving a transplant under such standards and regulations.
Revises similarly the requirement that organ procurement organizations arrange for testing to prevent the acquisition of organs infected with the AIDS etiologic agent to require that they arrange for testing to identify organs infected with HIV.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and publish guidelines for the conduct of research relating to transplantation of organs from HIV-infected donors.
Requires the Network to revise its standards of quality regarding HIV-infected organs and the Secretary to revise related regulations.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) review annually the results of scientific research in conjunction with the Network to determine whether they warrant revision of quality standards relating to donated HIV-infected organs and to the safety of transplantation of organs with a particular strain of HIV into a recipient with a different strain; and (2) direct the Network, if the review so warrants, to revise its standards in a way that ensures the changes will not reduce the safety of organ transplantation.
Amends the federal criminal code to declare that an organ donation does not violate the prohibition against a knowing organ donation by an HIV-infected individual if the donation is made in accordance with this Act.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2013 to Nov 12, 2013; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Mar 7, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Mar 13, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 20, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Mar 20, 2013 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Apr 8, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 8, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | May 9, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 22, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jun 13, 2013 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jun 13, 2013 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Nov 12, 2013 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2013Markup Mar 20, 2013Reported May 21, 2013 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2013 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2013 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2013 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2013Signed by President.
- Nov 21, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-51.
- Nov 14, 2013Presented to President.
- Nov 12, 2013Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 12, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6967-6971)
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7377 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Dec 2, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6967–H6971Text printed H6967 | Andy Harris R-MD, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Fred Upton R-MI, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Lois Capps D-CA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4533, S4534Text printed S4534Amendments S4533, S4534 | Angus S. King Jr. I-ME, Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment) | Jun 17, 2013 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42936 | Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Nov 5, 2014 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1315 | Of a perfecting nature. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 1315 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 698 | HIV Organ Policy Equity Act | Identical bill | Jul 30, 2013 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Short Titles as Introduced
- HIV Organ Policy Equity Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- HIV Organ Policy Equity Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- HIV Organ Policy Equity Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- HIV Organ Policy Equity Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- HIV Organ Policy Equity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 18, 2013Referred in House
- Jun 17, 2013Engrossed in Senate
- May 21, 2013Reported to Senate
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
