Bill · H.R. 5791· House(119-HR-5791)
BLOOD Centers Act
- Introduced
- 10/17/2025
- Last activity
- 10/17/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Tony Wied
- Cosponsors
- - 7 - 12
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Boosting Lifesaving Operations, Opening Donation Centers Act or the BLOOD Centers Act. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a faster approval process for certain license supplements submitted by blood centers. Specifically, this applies when a blood center wants to add an apheresis collection device to a new location. Under this new process, the Secretary must approve the application within 30 days of submission. Approval is guaranteed unless the Secretary shows a specific safety concern or a systemic failure by the applicant. To qualify, the blood center must already hold a license and meet specific experience or accreditation requirements.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
Blood center owners benefit from a faster, predictable regulatory timeline for expanding their collection devices.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+4
The bill provides an expedited 30-day approval process for blood center operators to expand their collection capabilities.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+3
By streamlining the addition of apheresis collection devices, the bill helps blood centers expand their operations more efficiently.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Faster blood center expansions: Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) require the Secretary to establish an expedited process to approve supplemental applications for adding apheresis collection devices at new blood center locations within 30 days. This is positive because it helps blood centers expand their operations more quickly to collect necessary blood products.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Potential safety risks if oversight is rushed: Section 2(b) forces the Secretary to approve applications within 30 days unless a specific safety concern or systemic failure is shown. This could be viewed as a burden or negative if the strict 30-day timeline rushes the review process and misses potential safety issues with blood collection devices.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 10/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/31/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/21/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/9/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/15/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/9/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 3/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/7/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska
Wesley BellDemocrat · Missouri
Salud CarbajalDemocrat · California
Suzan DelBeneDemocrat · Washington
Shomari FiguresDemocrat · Alabama
Laura GillenDemocrat · New York
Thomas KeanRepublican · New Jersey
George LatimerDemocrat · New York
Grace MengDemocrat · New York
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican · Iowa
Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Delaware
Zachary NunnRepublican · Iowa
Patrick RyanDemocrat · New York
Kim SchrierDemocrat · Washington
Thomas TiffanyRepublican · Wisconsin
David TaylorRepublican · Ohio
Gabe VasquezDemocrat · New Mexico
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Joe WilsonRepublican · South Carolina