GIFT Act of 2025

Guaranteeing Individual Fairness in Transplants Act of 2025 or the GIFT Act of 2025

This bill requires, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals, critical access hospitals, and rural emergency hospitals to disregard an individual's vaccination status when determining which individual should receive an organ transplant.

Other titles

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit hospitals from taking into account vaccination status in selecting organ recipients.Official Title as Introduced

GIFT Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Guaranteeing Individual Fairness in Transplants Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 2015·House·Bill·Health

Rep. W. Gregory Steube(Republican-Florida-17)

Mar 10, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Mar 10, 2025

HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 10, 2025

Documents

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Bill text

Mar 10, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Mar 10, 2025Introduced in House