Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6469
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2008-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Data banks
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Health information systems
Nonprofit organizations
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: 
Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum amount of funds provided for the establishment and operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network for any fiscal year.

action_date: 2008-10-15
text: 
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum amount of funds provided for the establishment and operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network for any fiscal year.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request that the Executive Director of the Network report to Congress on the effects of the heart allocation policy change of 2006. Conditions increased funding on submission of such a report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Became Public Law No: 110-426.
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Became Public Law No: 110-426.
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-09
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-09
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10807)
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10807)
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Ms. DeGette asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10807)
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10421-10422)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/23/2008 H8668)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/23/2008 H8668)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9913)
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6469.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8668-8670)
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-426