HR 6702
112th Congress
House
Health
Blood and blood diseases
Medical ethics
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Retail and wholesale trades
To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes.
Introduced: December 20, 2012
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Became law
Dec 20, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 20, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1