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Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2022

3/13/2024, 11:53 PM

Congressional Summary of S 4929

Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2022

This bill requires entities that acquire or transfer human bodies or body parts for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science to register with the Department of Health and Human Services.

Registered entities must comply with record-keeping, labeling, packaging, and disposition requirements. The registration and related requirements do not apply to (1) the acquisition or transfer of human bodies or body parts for use in human transplantation, or (2) the preparation, transportation, and final disposition of human bodies or body parts by funeral service professionals.

Current Status of Bill S 4929

Bill S 4929 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 22, 2022. Bill S 4929 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on September 22, 2022.  Bill S 4929's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of September 22, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 4929

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 4929

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Health information and medical records
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 4929

Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2022
Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2022
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.

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