HR 6534 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

SAVE Act of 2022

Latest action · Feb 2, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop Arduous Vaccine Enforcement Act of 2022 or the SAVE Act of 2022

This bill prohibits transplant centers from discriminating against an individual on the basis of COVID-19 vaccination status for purposes of determining eligibility or assigning priority for organ transplants.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2022 to Jul 14, 2022; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABob GoodOriginalFeb 1, 2022
R-TXChip RoyOriginalFeb 1, 2022
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalFeb 1, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 1, 2022
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalFeb 1, 2022
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 1, 2022
R-TXBeth Van DuyneFeb 4, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyFeb 4, 2022
R-TXBrian BabinFeb 4, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterFeb 4, 2022
R-CADoug LaMalfaFeb 4, 2022
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarFeb 4, 2022
R-COLauren BoebertFeb 4, 2022
R-FLMatt GaetzFeb 4, 2022
R-AZPaul A. GosarFeb 4, 2022
R-MNPete StauberFeb 4, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanFeb 4, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Feb 4, 2022
R-TXRoger WilliamsFeb 4, 2022
R-IDRuss FulcherFeb 4, 2022
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyFeb 9, 2022
R-MDAndy HarrisFeb 9, 2022
R-TNDiana HarshbargerFeb 9, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 9, 2022
R-GARick W. AllenFeb 9, 2022
R-OHRobert E. LattaFeb 9, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyFeb 9, 2022
R-KSTracey MannFeb 9, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoFeb 11, 2022
R-NEDon BaconFeb 11, 2022
R-PAFred KellerFeb 11, 2022
R-OHBob GibbsFeb 22, 2022
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerFeb 22, 2022
R-MNTom EmmerFeb 22, 2022
R-TXMichael C. BurgessFeb 25, 2022
R-ALJerry L. CarlMar 1, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinMar 1, 2022
R-MOVicky HartzlerMar 1, 2022
R-FLByron DonaldsMar 2, 2022
R-TXMichael CloudMar 28, 2022
R-WIScott FitzgeraldMar 28, 2022
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMay 17, 2022
R-AZAndy BiggsJul 14, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 1, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 2, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 1, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 1, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 20, February 1, 2022, page H331.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit transplant centers from discriminating against an individual seeking an organ on the basis of whether the individual is vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
SAVE Act of 2022
Stop Arduous Vaccine Enforcement Act of 2022

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 1, 2022Introduced in House

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