Washington D.C. – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, into law. 

“This new bipartisan law will give hope to patients in need of an organ transplant. It will also help grieving families find comfort and peace in knowing their loved ones’ remarkable gift has a better chance of saving someone’s life. We thank Representatives Larry Bucshon and Robin Kelly for leading this effort, as well as President Biden for signing this bill into law.” 

NOTE: Led by Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), H.R. 2544 was passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee by a vote of 49-0 on May 24, 2023, and unanimously out of the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25, 2023.