Organ Transplant Assistance Act of 1988
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 30, 1988)
Organ Transplant Assistance Act of 1988 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to indicate on their income tax returns their election to increase the amount of tax liability by one dollar (two dollars for joint returns), to be used for organ transplant assistance.
Establishes in the Treasury the National Organ Transplant Assistance Trust Fund and appropriates to it amounts equal to those designated on tax returns.
Establishes a program through which Trust Fund monies will be used to finance grants to health care facilities where organ transplants are performed to assist the facilities in performing transplants for individuals unable to afford them. Sets forth general criteria to govern these grants.
What just happenedApr 12, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Apr 12, 1988CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 30, 1988IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 30, 1988IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 30, 1988IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 30, 1988IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House