Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act
Latest action · May 17, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act
This bill modifies how the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funds and manages the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
This network is a public-private partnership that links the professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system. Historically, only one organization has received a contract for managing the network.
The bill expressly authorizes HRSA to award multiple grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to support the operation of the network and eliminates a cap on the amount of funding available for supporting the network. The bill also specifies that the network shall be operated through awards that are distinct from awards for supporting the operation of the network's board of directors.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must review the historical financing of the network, including the use of registration fees.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2023 to Jul 26, 2023; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-OH | J. D. Vance | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 26, 2023 |
Committees 1
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 May 17, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2023Introduced in Senate
- May 17, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5940, S5941 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Jerry Moran R-KS | Dec 13, 2023 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-706 | THE COST OF INACTION AND THE URGENT NEED TO REFORM THE U.S. TRANSPLANT SYSTEM119 pages | Finance Committee | Jul 20, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2544 | Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act | Identical bill | Sep 22, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2023Introduced 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.
