AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 4362

119th Congress

AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 14, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Representative

Democratic

FL-25

Cosponsors

34

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Summary

This bill aims to make it easier for air carriers to transport human organs for transplant by requiring the TSA and FAA to create new regulations. These regulations would set standards for how airlines should handle and manage organs during flights, including having a protocol for someone to accompany the organs and procedures for dealing with air traffic control outages.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

SponsorDebbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Introduced7/14/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

ChamberHouse

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AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025

This bill aims to make it easier for air carriers to transport human organs for transplant by requiring the TSA and FAA to create new regulations. These regulations would set standards for how airlines should handle and manage organs during flights, including

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This bill aims to make it easier for air carriers to transport human organs for transplant by requiring the TSA and FAA to create new regulations. These regulations would set standards for how airlines should handle and manage organs during flights, including having a protocol for someone to accompany the organs and procedures for dealing with air traffic control outages.

Bill Number: 4362
Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Introduced: 7/14/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Policy Area: Transportation and Public Works

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Fact Sheet

Title: AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025
Bill Number: 4362
Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced: 7/14/2025
Summary: This bill aims to make it easier for air carriers to transport human organs for transplant by requiring the TSA and FAA to create new regulations. These regulations would set standards for how airlines should handle and manage organs during flights, including having a protocol for someone to accompa

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to make it easier for air carriers to transport human organs for transplant by requiring the TSA and FAA to create new regulations. These regulations would set standards for how airlines should handle and manage organs during flights, including having a protocol for someone to accompany the organs and procedures for dealing with air traffic control outages.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to jointly issue regulations, as necessary, to enable air carriers to transport human organs for transplant above wing (i.e., in the cabin of an aircraft). Among other things, the regulations must include <ul> <li>consideration of protocols for air control outages;</li> <li>a requirement that air carriers implement a protocol for a person to accompany organs to and from the aircraft and between connecting flights; and</li> <li>a standardized process for commercial air carriers to accept, handle, and manage organs in transit.</li> </ul> The TSA and the FAA must also consult with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to identify metrics for the handling of organs and organ-related tissue by air carriers.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires the TSA and FAA to create new regulations for air carriers to transport human organs for transplant
Regulations must include protocols for air control outages and a standardized process for airlines to accept, handle, and manage organs in transit
Airlines would be required to have a person accompany organs to and from the aircraft and between connecting flights

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would affect organ transplant patients and their families, as well as air carriers and the medical professionals involved in organ transplants. The new regulations could help make the air transportation of organs more reliable and efficient, potentially improving access to life-saving organ transplants for patients in need.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Transportation

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4362, 119th Congress (2025). "AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4362

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