To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate consideration of the income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate consideration of the income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H961523CA45AC45AAB05B1395CBCCBAC4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor Our Living Donors Act.
- Section H09F8C4E251E24E4A8FD663CE2CF28279: 2. No consideration of income of organ recipient Section 377 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274f) is amended— by redesignating subsections (c)...
- Section H38E8B91B6AF04586A7EEAC19360AF4BB: 3. Removal of expectation of payments by organ recipients Section 377(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274f(e)), as redesignated by section 2, is...
- Section H7AC616299F6540C499367FD124C01E68: 4. Annual report Section 377 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274f), as amended by sections 2 and 3, is further amended by adding at the end the...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate consideration of the income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate consideration of the income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Additional sponsors: Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. …
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Living organ donors, Organ transplant recipients, Organizations administering organ donor reimbursement grants
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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