Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-7198
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2008-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional tributes
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Ohio
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-28
text: 
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 - Makes any organ donor, or the family of any organ donor, eligible for a Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to establish an application procedure, determine eligibility, and arrange for the presentation of medals.

Allows only one medal per family. Requires that such medal be presented to the donor or, in the case of a deceased donor, the family member who signed the consent form authorizing the organ donation.
 
Authorizes the Network to collect funds to offset expenditures relating to the issuance of medals.
 
Prohibits federal funds from being used to carry out this Act.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medals using certain specifications.

Provides that a medal under this Act shall not be treated as valuable consideration for purposes of prohibiting transferring human organs for valuable consideration.

action_date: 2008-10-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 - Makes any organ donor, or the family of any organ donor, eligible for a Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to establish an application procedure, determine eligibility, and arrange for the presentation of medals.

Allows only one medal per family. Requires that such medal be presented to the donor or, in the case of a deceased donor, the family member who signed the consent form authorizing the organ donation.
 
Authorizes the Network to collect funds to offset expenditures relating to the issuance of medals.
 
Prohibits federal funds from being used to carry out this Act.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medals using certain specifications.

Provides that a medal under this Act shall not be treated as valuable consideration for purposes of prohibiting transferring human organs for valuable consideration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Became Public Law No: 110-413.
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Became Public Law No: 110-413.
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10396)
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10396)
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10629)
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10629)
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10629)
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Committee on Financial Services discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Committee on Financial Services discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Ms. Moore (WI) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2008-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-28
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-413