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Doss's Act

USA118th CongressS-164| Senate 
| Updated: 1/31/2023
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3985
Doss's Act
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3985
    Doss's Act


  • January 31, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 31, 2023
    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

USA118th CongressS-164| Senate 
| Updated: 1/31/2023
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3985
Doss's Act
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3985
    Doss's Act


  • January 31, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 31, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

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