HR 589
113th 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: February 6, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 2013
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 Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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