Living Donor Protection Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 17, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Living Donor Protection Act of 2017
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 on access to insurance for living organ donors.Cosponsors 87
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2017 to Nov 15, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 4, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2017Referred 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.
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.
- Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
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