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HR 710 110th Congress House Health Crime and Law Enforcement Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Kidney diseases Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act

Introduced: January 29, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2007
Signed by President.
Dec 21, 2007
Became Public Law No: 110-144.
Dec 11, 2007
Presented to President.
Dec 6, 2007
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment and House amendment to title of bill by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 6, 2007
Cleared for White House.
Dec 6, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 6, 2007
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment and House amendment to title of bill by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 5, 2007
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
Dec 4, 2007
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 837.
Dec 4, 2007
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 837.
Jul 10, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 9, 2007
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 9, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 9, 2007
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8879-8880)
Mar 14, 2007
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
Mar 8, 2007
Received in the Senate.
Mar 7, 2007
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 126). (text: CR 3/06/2007 H2192)
Mar 7, 2007
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2265-2266)
Mar 6, 2007
Pursuant to clause 8, Rule XX, the Speaker postponed until Wednesday, March 7, 2007, the roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 710, as amended, which was ordered on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
Mar 6, 2007
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Mar 6, 2007
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 710.
Mar 6, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate H.R. 710.
Mar 6, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2192-2197)
Mar 6, 2007
Mr. Inslee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 29, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 29, 2007
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Mar 7, 2007 House · vote #126 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 422–0 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,025 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Jul 9, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act - Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to provide that for the purpose of provisions that prohibit the transfer of any human organ for use in human transplantation for valuable consideration, human organ paired donation and similar practices do not involve such a transfer. Defines "human organ paired donation" as the donation and receipt of a human organ under the following circumstances: (1) an individual (the first donor) desires to make a living donation of a human organ specifically to a particular patient (the first patient), but such donor is biologically incompatible with such patient; (2) a second individual (the second donor) desires to make a such a donation to a second patient, but is biologically incompatible with such patient; (3) the first donor is biologically compatible to the second patient, and the second donor is biologically compatible to the first patient; (4) all donors and patients enter into a single agreement to donate and receive such organs; and (5) no valuable consideration is knowingly acquired, received, or otherwise transferred with respect to the organs.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the progress made toward understanding the long-term health effects of living organ donation.

What's happening now December 21, 2007

Became Public Law No: 110-144.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 487 Identical bill Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007
  • HRES 837 Related bill Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 710, with amendments.
 Bill text 7 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 4
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 6, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 13, 2007
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 12, 2007
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 12, 2007
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 12, 2007
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2007
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 7, 2007
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