42 U.S.C. § 274e
Prohibition of organ purchases
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 274e, Prohibition of organ purchases, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/475358
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It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise transfer any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce. The preceding sentence does not apply with respect to human organ paired donation.
Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
For purposes of subsection (a):
The term “human organ paired donation” means the donation and receipt of human organs under the following circumstances:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Organ Transplant ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Health Omnibus Extension of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation ActHouse: 422–0Senate: no recorded tally