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Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act - Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to provide that for the purpose of provisions that prohibit the transfer of any human organ for use in human transplantation for valuable consideration, human organ paired donation and similar practices do not involve such a transfer. Defines "human organ paired donation" as the donation and receipt of a human organ under the following circumstances: (1) an individual (the first donor) desires to make a living donation of a human organ specifically to a particular patient (the first patient), but such donor is biologically incompatible with such patient; (2) a second individual (the second donor) desires to make a such a donation to a second patient, but is biologically incompatible with such patient; (3) the first donor is biologically compatible to the second patient, and the second donor is biologically compatible to the first patient; (4) all donors and patients enter into a single agreement to donate and receive such organs; and (5) no valuable consideration is knowingly acquired, received, or otherwise transferred with respect to the organs.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the progress made toward understanding the long-term health effects of living organ donation.
People & committees
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] · R–GA
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Became Public Law No: 110-144.
Became Public Law No: 110-144.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Cleared for White House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment and House amendment to title of bill by Unanimous Consent.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment and House amendment to title of bill by Unanimous Consent.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 837.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 837.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8879-8880)
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
Received in the Senate.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 126). (text: CR 3/06/2007 H2192)
House roll call 126 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 126).(text: CR 3/06/2007 H2192)
House roll call 126 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2265-2266)
Pursuant to clause 8, Rule XX, the Speaker postponed until Wednesday, March 7, 2007, the roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 710, as amended, which was ordered on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 710.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate H.R. 710.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2192-2197)
Mr. Inslee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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