To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum amount of funds provided for the establishment and operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network for any fiscal year.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request that the Executive Director of the Network report to Congress on the effects of the heart allocation policy change of 2006. Conditions increased funding on submission of such a report.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9913)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/23/2008 H8668)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/23/2008 H8668)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10421-10422)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Ms. DeGette asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10807)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10807)
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10807)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 110-426.
Became Public Law No: 110-426.
Enacted as Public Law 110-426
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