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S. 1552 Senate Health

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

Introduced
May 1, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Cotton, Tom (R-AR)
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STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING

Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 352 on Mar 11, 2026.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate May 1, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. May 1, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Feb 26, 2026
  4. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Mar 11, 2026
  5. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352. Mar 11, 2026

Cosponsors

49

Subjects

Disability and health-based discriminationDisability assistanceEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsLife, casualty, property insuranceLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSurgery and anesthesia

Committees

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
    • Reported By , Mar 11, 2026
    • Markup By , Feb 26, 2026
    • Referred To , May 1, 2025
    • Referred To , May 1, 2025

Summary

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025This bill prohibits life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term insurance carriers from denying or otherwise restricting coverage for living organ donors.Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, vary premiums, or otherwise impose conditions on policies based on an individual's status as a living organ donor.The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave.In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on living organ donation to include information about the benefits and risks of living organ donation and the impact of donation on insurance access, particularly with respect to the bill's changes.

Summary as of: Introduced in Senate

Bill Text

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Related Bills

  • To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition. (Related bill)
  • Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 (Related bill)

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