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Doss's Act

USA117th CongressS-3985| Senate 
| Updated: 3/31/2022
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act or the GIVE LIFE Act or Doss's Act This bill generally prohibits an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status from being taken into account for purposes of organ donation or receipt. The bill also prohibits (1) the incidence rate of COVID-19 in a geographic area from being considered in such decisions, and (2) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from establishing standards that incorporate any of these factors. Additionally, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, health care providers, with specified exceptions (e.g., skilled nursing facilities), may not deny services to individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status.
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Timeline
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 31, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 31, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 31, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability and health-based discriminationEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedicaidMedicareOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation

Doss's Act

USA117th CongressS-3985| Senate 
| Updated: 3/31/2022
Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act or the GIVE LIFE Act or Doss's Act This bill generally prohibits an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status from being taken into account for purposes of organ donation or receipt. The bill also prohibits (1) the incidence rate of COVID-19 in a geographic area from being considered in such decisions, and (2) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from establishing standards that incorporate any of these factors. Additionally, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, health care providers, with specified exceptions (e.g., skilled nursing facilities), may not deny services to individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status.
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Timeline
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 31, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 31, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 31, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability and health-based discriminationEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedicaidMedicareOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation