Bill sets rules for cell and tissue transplant safety.
S. 4885 — Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety Act · Filed by Gary Peters (D-MI) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the FDA to teach the public about cell and tissue transplants. Companies that break FDA rules can be fined up to $20,000 per violation. The total fines are capped at $10 million. The FDA must share what it does and hold meetings with groups in this field. The FDA must tell Congress how to update the rules.
Who it affects
Patients who get cell and tissue transplants are affected. Companies that make or sell these products are affected.
One thing to notice
The bill caps total fines at $10 million. This may not stop large companies from breaking rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- FDA — The Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. agency that checks if medicines are safe.
- fined — Ordered to pay money as punishment for breaking a rule.
- violation — Breaking a rule or law.
- capped — Set a limit on the highest amount allowed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,084 characters) on Aug 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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