Skip to main content
GWGovwatch
CongressBillsCommitteesPresidentMoneyPulseMisconductElectionsMap
Donate

Weekly accountability digest

One email a week with new votes, moving bills, and misconduct updates. No spam.

GW

Govwatch. Public data about Congress, in one place, in plain English.

Built with public data. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Explore

  • Officials
  • Legislation
  • Committees
  • Congress Pulse
  • Trending Topics
  • Bipartisan Leaderboard
  • Weekly Digest
  • Misconduct
  • Predictions

Learn

  • How Congress Works
  • How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Campaign Finance 101
  • Glossary

Tools

  • My Representatives
  • Compare Members
  • Bill Watchlist
  • Search
  • District Map
  • Follow the Money
  • Watch Live

Site

  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Data Sources

Congress.gov API v3
Bills, members, votesGovInfo API
Floor speeches, reports, bill textFederal Election Commission (FEC)
Campaign financeVoteView (UCLA)
Ideology scores (DW-NOMINATE)GovTrack.us
Misconduct data (CC0)U.S. Census Bureau
District demographics

Data Last Updated

Bills & Votes: 1 hour ago
Support This Project

This site is free. Donations help cover hosting, API fees, and keeping the data fresh.

All data is sourced from official government APIs and public records. This site is for informational purposes only.

© 2026 Govwatch

HR2589Referred to Committee

Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-02
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Gus M. Bilirakis
Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (593 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001257

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7)Original· 2025-04-02
  • Andy Barr (R-KY-6)· 2026-04-15
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-04-29
  • Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)· 2026-05-12

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-04-02

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-04-02

Previously

  • Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-02

Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish rules to ensure that people who donate their bodies or body parts for medical research do so knowingly and voluntarily, with clear information about how their donations will be used. It likely aims to protect donors' rights and prevent misuse of donated materials while maintaining the ability of researchers to conduct important medical studies. The legislation would affect medical researchers, hospitals, donation organizations, and anyone considering donating their body or tissues to science.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Health
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • HR9541FIREWALL Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-06-30
  • HR9422Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-06-24
  • HR9089Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-06-02
  • HR7027Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-07