Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2015

GIFT Act of 2025

Organ Transplants: Banning Vaccination Requirements for Recipients

Mar 10, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 16 months

The GIFT Act of 2025 is currently sitting in the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees. It has not moved forward since March 2025, which means nothing has happened with this bill for 15 months. It is considered stalled because the committees have not taken any action to advance it.

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Key Points

This bill would stop hospitals from looking at whether a person has been vaccinated when deciding who gets an organ transplant. It applies to general hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, and critical access hospitals.
Currently, many transplant centers require patients to stay up-to-date on vaccines to protect their weakened immune systems after surgery. This policy would prevent doctors from using that information when choosing who receives an organ.
The proposal aims to protect patients from being denied life-saving surgery based on their vaccination choices. It would change the rules for hospitals that receive federal funding through Medicare.
Medical experts often use vaccination status to ensure a patient has the best chance of surviving a transplant, as the medicine used after surgery makes it harder to fight off infections. This bill would remove that specific factor from the decision-making process.

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Milestones

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Mar 10, 2025House

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.

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Mar 10, 2025

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

GIFT Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 2015

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.

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