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ISLET Act

USA119th CongressS-3105| Senate 
| Updated: 11/5/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Ted Budd (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the Increase Support for Life-saving Endocrine Transplantation Act (ISLET Act), aims to formally classify human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs . It achieves this by amending the Public Health Service Act to include these islets alongside the pancreas in organ-related regulations. A crucial aspect of the bill is its clarification that human cadaveric islets are explicitly not considered a "drug," "biological product," or "human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps)." This reclassification streamlines their regulatory pathway, potentially facilitating their use in transplantation. The legislation further directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update all pertinent regulations within one year and report on this progress to Congress within six months.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2205
ISLET Act
Nov 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2205
    ISLET Act


  • November 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

ISLET Act

USA119th CongressS-3105| Senate 
| Updated: 11/5/2025
This bill, titled the Increase Support for Life-saving Endocrine Transplantation Act (ISLET Act), aims to formally classify human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs . It achieves this by amending the Public Health Service Act to include these islets alongside the pancreas in organ-related regulations. A crucial aspect of the bill is its clarification that human cadaveric islets are explicitly not considered a "drug," "biological product," or "human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps)." This reclassification streamlines their regulatory pathway, potentially facilitating their use in transplantation. The legislation further directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update all pertinent regulations within one year and report on this progress to Congress within six months.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2205
ISLET Act
Nov 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2205
    ISLET Act


  • November 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Ted Budd (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted