House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ISLET Act
Official title: To regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs.
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Norman R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 19, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8018.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NORMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 50, March 19, 2026, Page H2622):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8018, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8018
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Tracey Mann (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman.
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- H.R. 4463 (119th) To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
- H.R. 6536 (119th) Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act
- H.J.Res. 12 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- H.Res. 888 (119th) Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct…
- H.J.Res. 128 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period…
Related bills
- S. 3105 (119th) ISLET ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.