A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act. It allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. These fees are charged for each transplant candidate placed on the network's waiting list. The money collected must be used only to support the operations of the network. The bill also requires transparency by having the Secretary post fee amounts and activities on a website. Additionally, it directs the network to consider creating a dashboard for transplant statistics and mandates a GAO review of the activities within two years.
Yes· 3 of 11
- Scored +6
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Mandates quarterly public reporting of registration fees and activities, alongside a GAO review.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The legislation enhances oversight and data transparency for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
- Scored +2
Would children be better off under this?
Improved organ transplant systems benefit pediatric patients in need of life-saving procedures.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2, amending Section 372(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, allows the network to consider establishing a dashboard to display transplant statistics more frequently than annually. This could be positive because it provides the public with clearer, more up-to-date information regarding transplants and organ failures.
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Section 2, adding Section 372(d)(4), requires the Secretary to promptly post on the network's website the amount of registration fees collected from each member and a list of activities the fees support, updated every calendar quarter. This is a positive step for accountability because it lets people see exactly how funds are gathered and spent by officials.
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Section 2, adding Section 372(d)(5), requires the Comptroller General to conduct a review of these fee activities and submit a report with recommendations to specific congressional committees within two years. This is beneficial for oversight, ensuring that the people's elected officials keep a close eye on how the system operates.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2, adding Section 372(d)(1), authorizes the Secretary to collect registration fees from network members for each transplant candidate placed on the list. This could be considered a burden if those fees result in higher costs for medical facilities or patients participating in the network.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — Improved organ transplant systems benefit pediatric patients in need of life-saving procedures. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Enhanced oversight of transplant networks supports middle-aged individuals requiring care. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — Individuals with severe disabilities requiring organ transplants benefit from a more accountable network. Would retired people be better off under this? — Retirees facing potential organ failure benefit from enhanced transparency and data dashboards. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Seniors often rely on organ transplant networks and benefit from improved system transparency. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Better tracking and transparency in organ procurement networks help young adult patients.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Mandates quarterly public reporting of registration fees and activities, alongside a GAO review. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill grants explicit fee-collection authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The legislation enhances oversight and data transparency for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill introduces transparent fee collection and reporting requirements for the organ procurement network. Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — Transparency provisions ensure clear tracking of fees and activities related to organ transplantation.
- 9/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced in Senate
6 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.