Living Donor Protection Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 26, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Living Donor Protection Act of 2016
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 amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to specifically include living organ donation as a serious health condition that entitles a covered employee to leave under that Act.
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 access to insurance for living organ donors.Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Feb 25, 2016 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 18, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 18, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Jul 7, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jul 7, 2016 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Sep 15, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Sep 15, 2016 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 8, 2016 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2016 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2016 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 25, 2016 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2016 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 25, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2016Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and the Workforce, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 30, February 25, 2016, page H949.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44693 | Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Proposed Legislation in the 114th Congress | Report | Feb 9, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1270 | Living Donor Protection Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 17, 2017 |
| S 2584 | Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Feb 25, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Living Donor Protection Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability assistance
- Employee leave
- Government information and archives
- Health
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
