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Introduced
04/27/2023
04/27/2023
In Committee
04/27/2023
04/27/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
AI Summary
This bill, the Living Donor Protection Act of 2023, aims to promote and protect living organ donors from discrimination. The key provisions include:
1. Prohibiting insurers from denying, canceling, or increasing premiums for life, disability, or long-term care insurance solely based on a person's status as a living organ donor, unless there are actual, unique, and material actuarial risks.
2. Clarifying that recovery from organ donation surgery is considered a "serious health condition" under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), allowing federal civil service employees to use their existing organ donor leave for this purpose.
3. Requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review and update educational materials on the benefits, risks, and impact of living organ donation, including information on the changes made by this bill.
The bill is intended to encourage and support individuals who choose to donate organs while living, by preventing them from facing potential discrimination in their insurance coverage and ensuring they can take time off work to recover from the donation surgery.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (44)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D)*,
Michael Bennet (D),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
John Boozman (R),
Mike Braun (R),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Shelley Moore Capito (R),
Ben Cardin (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tom Cotton (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Steve Daines (R),
Dick Durbin (D),
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),
Tim Kaine (D),
Mark Kelly (D),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Chris Murphy (D),
Jon Ossoff (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Pete Ricketts (R),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Marco Rubio (R),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Thom Tillis (R),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
J.D. Vance (R),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Roger Wicker (R),
Todd Young (R),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 04/27/2023)
Bill Topics
Health
- ‐ Organ Donation and Transplantation
Labor and Employment
- ‐ Employee Benefits
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1384/all-info | 04/28/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1384/BILLS-118s1384is.pdf | 05/09/2023 |
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