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S 3530 110th Congress Senate Commemorations Awards, medals, prizes Congressional tributes Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Ex-Members of Congress Fund raising Health House of Representatives Names Ohio

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008

Introduced: September 22, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 22, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 - Makes any organ donor, or the family of any organ donor, eligible for a Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to establish an application procedure, determine eligibility, and arrange for the presentation of medals.

Allows only one medal per family. Requires that such medal be presented to the donor or, in the case of a deceased donor, the family member who signed the consent form authorizing the organ donation.

Authorizes the Network to collect funds to offset expenditures relating to the issuance of medals.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medals using certain specifications.

Provides that a medal under this Act shall not be treated as valuable consideration for purposes of prohibiting transferring human organs for valuable consideration.

What's happening now September 22, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1