119th Congress
H.R. 2589
Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Gus M. Bilirakis(R-FL)
- Introduced
- Apr 2, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
Added later (3)
- Andy Barr (R-KY) · Apr 15, 2026
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · Apr 29, 2026
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) · May 12, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025
This bill requires certain entities that acquire human bodies and sell for profit a whole human body or human body part to register with the Department of Health and Human Services.
Registered entities must comply with record-keeping, labeling, packaging, and disposition requirements.
The registration and related requirements do not apply to
• the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (a public-private partnership that links the professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system) or its members;
• the preparation, transportation, and final disposition of human bodies or body parts by funeral service professionals; and
• schools of medicine, dentistry, and mortuary science and other research and training entities that do not sell whole human bodies or body parts for profit.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 2, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - Apr 2, 2025
Introduced in House