HR 4697 · 99th Congress · Health

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to encourage and assist States in requiring hospitals to establish protocols for identifying potential organ and tissue donors.

Introduced 1986-04-29· Sponsored by Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1986-05-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage and assist States in enacting and implementing State laws requiring hospitals to establish protocols for identifying and assisting potential human organ and tissue donors.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (13)

10 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17]MI
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]CA
Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-8]FL
Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]IA
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL