{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-330","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":330,"title":"Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000804","fullName":"Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]","party":"R","state":"VA","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":14,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Government studies and investigations","Hospital care","Organ and tissue donation and transplantation"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the&nbsp;Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the&nbsp;Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on hospitals’ use of electronic automated referrals for organ donations. The bill defines <em>electronic automated referral</em> as an electronic system that uses electronic health records to identify patients who are potential organ donors and automatically refers those patients to organ procurement organizations.&nbsp;</p><p>The ASPE must include specified components in the study, including identifying benefits, reviewing best practices, and developing recommendations for the use of electronic automated referrals for organ donations. </p>","updateDate":"2025-10-04T08:05:28Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":277,"ts":"2026-04-15T12:49:29.182Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Organ%20Donation%20Referral%20Improvement%20Act"}]}}