Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3468
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2021-05-21
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: 2021-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2021</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 emergency.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3468 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2021 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 2021 . 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, by inserting and plasma after blood ; 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. .