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US HR4275

US HR4275
Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2023


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Introduced
06/22/2023
In Committee
06/23/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and human body parts donated or transferred for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to ensure the consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated or transferred for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science, and not for use in human transplantation. The key provisions include: requiring registration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services for those who acquire and sell for profit whole human bodies or body parts in interstate commerce, with some exceptions; establishing record-keeping and labeling/packaging requirements for registered entities; limiting the use and disclosure of donor information; and requiring proper disposition of donated bodies and parts, either by returning them to the donor's relatives or in accordance with the donor's instructions, or by transferring the obligation to another entity. The bill also establishes penalties for violations and allows the Secretary to suspend or revoke a registration for non-compliance.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (9)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 06/23/2023)

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