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Doss's Act

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act or the GIVE LIFE Act or Doss's Act

This bill generally prohibits an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status from being taken into account for purposes of organ donation or receipt. The bill also prohibits (1) the incidence rate of COVID-19 in a geographic area from being considered in such decisions, and (2) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from establishing standards that incorporate any of these factors.

Additionally, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, health care providers, with specified exceptions (e.g., skilled nursing facilities), may not deny services to individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status.

What's happening now January 31, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 164: Doss's Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-164/
MLA
"S. 164: Doss's Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-164/.
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S. 164, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-164/.
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[S. 164: Doss's Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-164/)
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