Living Donor Protection Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-14 (00)
Living Donor Protection Act of 2019
This bill prohibits discrimination based on an individual's status as a living organ donor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, price, or any other condition of a life-insurance policy, disability-insurance policy, or long-term-care insurance policy.
The bill also specifically includes recovery from organ-donation surgery as a serious health condition that entitles covered private-sector and federal civil-service employees to medical leave.
The Department of Health and Human Services must update public-service announcements, websites, and other media regarding live organ donation to educate the public on the benefits of live organ donation and on access to insurance for living organ donors.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- DAVID PRICE (D-NC)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Bill Johnson (R-OH)
Subjects
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability assistance
- Employee leave
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Surgery and anesthesia
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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