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H.R. 8018

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8018, the ISLET Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 19, 2026 by Rep. Ralph Norman (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8018 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb8018/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8018 IH: Increase Support for Life-saving Endocrine Transplantation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8018  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 19, 2026   Mr. Norman  (for himself and  Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Increase Support for Life-saving Endocrine Transplantation Act   or the   ISLET Act  .
2.
Regulation of human cadaveric islet transplants
(a)
In general
Section 374(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274b(d)(2) ) is amended by striking  pancreas,  and inserting  and pancreas, human cadaveric islets, .
(b)
Clarification
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the following terms includes human cadaveric islets:
(1)
The term  drug , as defined in section 201(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(g) ).
(2)
The term  biological product , as defined in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(i) ).
(3)
The term  human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) , as defined in section 1271.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations).
(c)
Regulations
(1)
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the  Secretary ) shall update regulations promulgated under parts F, G, and H of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 et seq. , 264 et seq., 273 et seq.) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ), and such other regulations as the Secretary determines appropriate, to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).
(2)
Report
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the progress made in updating regulations as required under paragraph (1).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs.

Sponsors

Rep. Ralph Norman (R) sponsors H.R. 8018, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8018 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8018 has taken 2 actions since Mar 19, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 19, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 19, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 8018 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 8018, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 8018 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • ISLET Act — Display Title
  • ISLET Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Increase Support for Life-saving Endocrine Transplantation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8018 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, District of Columbia, Education, Government Issues, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JDRF INTL.)—District of Columbia12—
CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION—New Jersey11—
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE INCNonprofit Disability Rights Law and Policy CenterCalifornia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JDRF INTL.)12—
CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION11—
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTINA INGRAM112
DON LYSTER112
LAURA WHITTON112
PEDRO MONTENEGRO112
CAROL TYSON111
KIMBERLY BEER111
SILVIA YEE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JDRF INTL.)BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JDRF INTL.)2026 first_quarter$280K1st Quarter - Report
BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JDRF INTL.)BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JDRF INTL.)2026 second_quarter$220K2nd Quarter - Report
CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATIONCHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION2025 first_quarter$23K1st Quarter - Report
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE INCDISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE, INC.2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8018 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8018’s is Health.

hr8018/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8018, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NORMAN:H.R. 8018.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2622]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com