HR 399 · 108th Congress · Health

Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2003-03-13)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2003-03-12
Roll #59
Yea 425Nay 3
Democrats
203 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
221 Yea·3 Nay
PassedHouse · 2003-03-12
Roll #59
Yea 425Nay 3
Democrats
203 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
221 Yea·3 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or contracts to States, transplant centers, qualified organ procurement organizations, or other public or private entities for the purpose of providing payment for: (1) travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals toward living donations of their organs; and (2) incidental nonmedical expenses. Sets forth payment eligibility criteria and limitations, including that payments may be made for the qualifying expenses of a donating individual only if: (1) the State in which the donating individual resides is a different State than the State in which the intended recipient of the organ resides; and (2) the annual income of the intended recipient of the organ does not exceed $35,000. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to educate the public with respect to organ donation, including the need to provide for an adequate rate of such donations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the purpose of carrying out studies and demonstration projects with respect to providing for an adequate rate of organ donation. Authorizes t…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 399, Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2003

Feb 10, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 29, 2003</p>

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H.R. 399, Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2003

Feb 10, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 29, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (10)

7 Democrats3 Republicans