Living Donor Protection Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Nov 9, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1224 | Living Donor Protection Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Feb 15, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability assistance
- Employee leave
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- 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 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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