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Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020

Introduced: September 4, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 4, 2020
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Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise its guidance on reducing the risk of transmitting by blood transfusion human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B.

Specifically, the FDA shall update its guidance to remove recommendations to not receive blood donations from a man who had sex with another man in the past three months. The FDA shall also remove recommendations to not receive blood donations from a woman who in the last three months had sex with such a man.

The FDA's updated guidance shall be based on an individual risk assessment of sexual behaviors that evaluate all donors equally without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.

What's happening now September 4, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 23, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 2, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 24, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 24, 2020
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 11, 2020
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8168: Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8168/
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