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HR 6448 115th Congress House

Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify the definition of valuable consideration, to clarify that pilot programs that honor and reward organ dona… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify the definition of valuable consideration, to clarify that pilot programs that honor and reward organ donation do not violate that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Medical ethicsOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation
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Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2018

This bill specifies that certain payments and pilot programs relating to organ donation do not violate the National Organ Transplant Act, which prohibits the exchange of valuable consideration for human organs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 19, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 19, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2018
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jul 19, 2018
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 19, 2018
Lewis, Jason
· Jul 19, 2018
Marino, Tom
· Jul 19, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6448: Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6448/
MLA
"H.R. 6448: Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6448/.
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H.R. 6448, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6448/.
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[H.R. 6448: Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6448/)
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