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Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1552| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2026
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (46)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)James C. Justice (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, known as the Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, seeks to safeguard individuals who donate organs from discrimination. It explicitly prohibits insurers from denying coverage, canceling policies, refusing to issue, or adjusting premiums for life, disability, or long-term care insurance solely because an individual is a living organ donor. This protection applies unless there are actual, unique, and material actuarial risks associated with the individual's specific circumstances, and state insurance regulators are empowered to enforce these new provisions within their jurisdictions. The legislation also clarifies that recovery from surgery related to organ donation is considered a "serious health condition" under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This ensures that both private sector and Federal civil service employees are eligible for protected leave during their recovery period, with Federal employees able to substitute existing organ donor leave for FMLA leave taken for this purpose. Finally, the bill mandates that the Secretary of Health and Human Services review and update public educational materials on living organ donation within six months, incorporating information about the benefits, risks, and the new insurance and FMLA protections established by this Act.

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-511
Living Donor Protection Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-377
Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1384
Living Donor Protection Act of 2023
May 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4583
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 11, 2026
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
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-511
    Living Donor Protection Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-377
    Living Donor Protection Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1384
    Living Donor Protection Act of 2023


  • May 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • July 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4583
    Introduced in House


  • February 26, 2026
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • March 11, 2026
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • March 11, 2026
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4582: 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.
  • HR 119-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
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

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1552| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2026
This bill, known as the Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, seeks to safeguard individuals who donate organs from discrimination. It explicitly prohibits insurers from denying coverage, canceling policies, refusing to issue, or adjusting premiums for life, disability, or long-term care insurance solely because an individual is a living organ donor. This protection applies unless there are actual, unique, and material actuarial risks associated with the individual's specific circumstances, and state insurance regulators are empowered to enforce these new provisions within their jurisdictions. The legislation also clarifies that recovery from surgery related to organ donation is considered a "serious health condition" under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This ensures that both private sector and Federal civil service employees are eligible for protected leave during their recovery period, with Federal employees able to substitute existing organ donor leave for FMLA leave taken for this purpose. Finally, the bill mandates that the Secretary of Health and Human Services review and update public educational materials on living organ donation within six months, incorporating information about the benefits, risks, and the new insurance and FMLA protections established by this Act.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-511
Living Donor Protection Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-377
Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1384
Living Donor Protection Act of 2023
May 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4583
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 11, 2026
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
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-511
    Living Donor Protection Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-377
    Living Donor Protection Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1384
    Living Donor Protection Act of 2023


  • May 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • July 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4583
    Introduced in House


  • February 26, 2026
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • March 11, 2026
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • March 11, 2026
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (46)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)James C. Justice (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4582: 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.
  • HR 119-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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