Bill · H.R. 2015· House(119-HR-2015)
GIFT Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/10/2025
- Last activity
- 3/10/2025 — Referred 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.
- Sponsored by
- W. Steube
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Guaranteeing Individual Fairness in Transplants Act of 2025" or the "GIFT Act of 2025," aims to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act. The primary purpose is to prevent hospitals from considering a person's vaccination status when deciding who should receive an organ transplant. This change would apply to hospitals, critical access hospitals, and rural emergency hospitals. The legislation seeks to ensure that vaccination status is not a factor in the organ recipient selection process.
Yes
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+7
The bill improves healthcare access by ensuring vaccination status cannot be a barrier to receiving an organ transplant.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Fairness in Organ Selection: By adding subparagraph (Z) to section 1866(a)(1), the bill prohibits hospitals, critical access hospitals, or rural emergency hospitals from using an individual's vaccination status to determine who receives an organ transplant. This is intended to ensure that vaccination status does not play a role in the selection process.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+7
- 3/10/2025
- Referred 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.
- Introduced in House