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HR 1068 108th Congress House

Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003

Official title: To increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, to collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy, and to provide for a demonstration project on Medicare coverage of pancreatic islet cell transplantation for beneficiaries with type 1 diabetes who have end-stage renal disease.

Introduced: March 19, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 4, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E352-353)
Mar 4, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include pancreases procured by an organ procurement organization and used for islet cell transplantation or research to be counted toward organ procurement organization certification.

Establishes the Interagency Committee on Islet Cell Transplantation within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Committee to study related issues, including Federal research funding, the effect of specified policies on transplantation, and data collection.

Instructs the Secretary of HHS to request the Institute of Medicine to provide a study of the impact of islet cell transplantation on juvenile diabetes patients, including their health and the treatment's cost-effectiveness.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish a demonstration project to assess the efficacy of pancreatic cell islet transplantation for individuals who: (1) have Type I (juvenile) diabetes; and (2) have end-stage renal disease; and (3) are Medicare beneficiaries. Establishes reporting requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 17 Republican 9 Independent 1
QUINN, JACK
· Oct 2, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 9, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 9, 2003
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 7, 2003
Janklow, William
· Jul 7, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Jun 26, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· Jun 26, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 23, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 17, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2003
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 19, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 19, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 6, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 6, 2003
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 8, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 8, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Apr 1, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 26, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Mar 26, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Mar 20, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 19, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 19, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 19, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 17, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 17, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 10, 2003
CARSON, BRAD
· Mar 6, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 6, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 6, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 6, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 6, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 6, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1068: Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1068/
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