# 119-s-532: OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act

119-s-532, OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-532
- Congress: 119
- Title: OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Direct per‑candidate fee collection to fund OPTN operations.** This bill would let the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) collect registration fees from Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) members for 3 years to support OPTN operations and encourage electronic health record integration and public dashboards. - OPTN members (transplant hospitals and organ procurement organizations) would pay a registration fee for each transplant candidate they add to the waiting list, with HRSA able to collect fees directly for 3 years. - Fees must be used solely to support OPTN operations. HRSA would publish the amount collected from each member and a list of funded activities with quarterly updates, and the Government Accountability Office must review the fee activities and report to Congress within 2 years. - The bill encourages integrating electronic health records across hospitals, procurement organizations, and transplant centers to support automated electronic referrals and remote access to potential donor records, requires HIPAA compliance, and broadens 24‑hour telephone support to include information technology assistance.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New transplant dashboard and EHR access: mixed, medium. This bill would ask the transplant network to consider a public dashboard that shows the number and types of transplants and organs that were not transplanted. It would broaden required 24-hour support to include telephone or information technology service. The bill would encourage hospitals, organ…
- New transplant network registration fees: mixed, low. This bill would let HHS collect a registration fee from any transplant network member for each transplant candidate they place on the candidate list. Fees could only be used to support network operations and related awards and would be credited to HHS appropriations and remain available until spent…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
- 119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act

## Sources
- [119-s-532 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/532)

## 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-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1949)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
- [119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-539)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-532 (as of 2026-04-21).