# 119-s-1270: Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025

119-s-1270, Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1270
- Congress: 119
- Title: Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal registration system** for businesses that acquire and sell whole human bodies or body parts for non-transplant research and education. It would require registration with Health and Human Services, regular inspections, strict labeling and per-case records, and would apply to transfers beginning two years after enactment. - Businesses that buy or sell whole bodies or parts for profit would have to register with Health and Human Services, pay fees set to cover inspection costs, renew as required, and face suspension, revocation, or criminal penalties for violations. - Registrants must keep a per-case record documenting donor consent, that the material was not for transplantation, chain-of-custody and disposition, medical history and test results, and must notify HHS within 30 days of changes. - Donors and families would get privacy and disposition protections: identifiable donor data may be used only as regulations allow, and registrants must return remains to a relative or contract for the final disposition. - The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, funeral service professionals handling preparation and disposition, and schools of medicine, dentistry, and mortuary science that do not sell for profit are exempt from the registration requirement.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Two-year delay before rules start: benefit, low. This bill would make the new registration, labeling, recordkeeping, and inspection rules apply only to acquisitions or transfers that occur after the date two years after enactment. Activities before that two-year date would not be covered. The delay would give current businesses time to prepare fo…
- New rules and fees for body sellers: cost, medium. This bill would require anyone who buys and then sells whole human bodies or parts for profit in interstate commerce to register with HHS. If enacted, registrants would need to provide business details, name an adult responsible person, keep per-case records, allow inspections, and label and packag…
- Criminal penalties for label falsification: cost, low. This bill would make violations of the new rules subject to criminal penalties under Title 18 and let HHS suspend or revoke registrations for noncompliance. The bill would specifically prohibit altering or falsifying required labels. These enforcement tools would take effect two years after enactme…
- Who counts as donors and parts: mixed, low. This bill would define key terms like 'donor', 'human body', and 'human body part' and list exclusions. Blood drawn for medical care and growing cell lines would be excluded. It would also say autopsies done for criminal investigations are not treated as 'research.' These definitions would change w…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1270 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1270)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1270 (as of 2025-12-21).