HR 4362
118th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 23, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to jointly issue regulations, as necessary, to enable air carriers to transport human organs for transplant above wing (i.e., in the cabin of an aircraft).
Among other things, the regulations must include
- consideration of protocols for air control outages;
- a requirement that air carriers implement a protocol for a person to accompany organs to and from the aircraft and between connecting flights; and
- a standardized process for commercial air carriers to accept, handle, and manage organs in transit.
The TSA and the FAA must also consult with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to identify metrics for the handling of organs and organ-related tissue by air carriers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.