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Tony Wied (R-WI)

BLOOD Centers Act

H.R. 5791 · House bill Health

A Republican bill with 13 Democratic cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Boosting Lifesaving Operations, Opening Donation Centers Act or the BLOOD Centers Act. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a faster approval process for certain license supplements submitted by blood centers. Specifically, this applies when a blood center wants to add an apheresis collection device to a new location. Under this new process, the Secretary must approve the application within 30 days of submission. Approval is guaranteed unless the Secretary shows a specific safety concern or a systemic failure by the applicant. To qualify, the blood center must already hold a license and meet specific experience or accreditation requirements.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Blood center owners benefit from a faster, predictable regulatory timeline for expanding their collection devices.

  • Scored +4

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill provides an expedited 30-day approval process for blood center operators to expand their collection capabilities.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    By streamlining the addition of apheresis collection devices, the bill helps blood centers expand their operations more efficiently.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.