Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7783
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2020-07-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill includes plasma donation within the scope of a public awareness campaign by the Department of Health and Human Services concerning the importance of the blood supply and the need for blood donations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7783 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2020 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the CARES Act to expand a national awareness and outreach campaign to address the importance and safety of plasma donation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020 . 2. Importance of the blood and plasma supply (a) In general Section 3226 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading after blood by inserting and plasma ; and (2) by inserting after blood each time it appears and plasma . (b) Conforming amendment The item relating to section 3226 in the table of contents in section 2 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3226. Importance of the blood and plasma supply. .