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S 487 110th Congress Senate

Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donations shall not be considered to involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration.

Introduced: February 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health CongressCongressional reporting requirementsCrime and Law EnforcementDonation of organs, tissues, etc.
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Kidney diseasesMedical researchScience, Technology, CommunicationsTransplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 16, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 16, 2007
Received in the House.
Feb 15, 2007
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 15, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 15, 2007
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2115)
Feb 15, 2007
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 1, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 1, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 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 266 – In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Feb 15, 2007
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 Latest action February 16, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007 - Provides that for purposes of provisions of the National Organ Transplant Act that prohibit the transfer of any human organ for use in human transplantation for valuable consideration, kidney paired donation does not involve such a transfer.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to the appropriate congressional committees annually on progress toward understanding the long-term health effects of living organ donation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 710 Identical bill Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Isakson, Johnny
· Feb 13, 2007
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 1, 2007
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 487: Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-487/
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"S. 487: Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-487/.
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