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HR 5344 114th Congress House Health Medical ethics Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016

Introduced: May 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 26, 2016
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Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016

This bill allows the exchange of human organs for valuable consideration (anything of value) under pilot programs approved by the Department of Health and Human Services to measure the effect of removing disincentives or providing a noncash benefit that may increase organ availability. (Currently, exchanging human organs for valuable consideration is prohibited by the National Organ Transplant Act.)

In addition to reimbursements permitted in the National Organ Transplant Act, this bill declares that valuable consideration does not include:

  • dependent care needs related to organ donation,
  • medical expenses related to donation and all related follow-up care including preventive follow-up care and medication,
  • paperwork or legal costs related to donation, or
  • an insurance policy against the risk of death or disability as a result of donating an organ or the longer-term health effects of having donated an organ.
What's happening now May 26, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 5, 2016
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 7, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5344: Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5344/
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"H.R. 5344: Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5344/.
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H.R. 5344, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5344/.
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[H.R. 5344: Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5344/)
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