United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 30 D · 19 R · 1 I cosponsors

S 1552 — Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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    1 primary, 49 co-sponsors signed on.

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    Sponsored across 3 parties (30 D · 19 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025This bill prohibits life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term insurance carriers from denying or otherwise restricting coverage for living organ donors.Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, vary premiums, or otherwise impose conditions on policies based on an individual's status as a living organ donor.The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave.In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on living organ donation to include information about the benefits and risks of living organ donation and the impact of donation on insurance access, particularly with respect to the bill's changes.

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The amendment to S. 1552 removes the short title and specific prohibitions related to life and disability insurance coverage for living organ donors. It also modifies the Family and Medical Leave Act to explicitly include recovery from surgery related to organ donation as a qualifying condition. Moreover, it introduces a requirement for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review and update educational materials on the benefits and risks associated with living organ donation, as well as its effects on insurance access for living organ donors. These changes aim to clarify protections and enhance understanding of living organ donation.

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1552 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1552 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
352 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
Rosen, and Mr.
Rosen, Mr.
Warnock) introduced the following bill;
Warnock, Mr.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
Kim, Mr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Peters, Mr.
Booker, Mr.
Murphy, Mr.
Boozman, Mr.
Gallego, Mr.
Justice, Mr.
Daines, Ms.
Collins, Mr.
Bennet, Mr.
Kennedy, Ms.
Alsobrooks, Mr.
Cramer, Mr.
Schiff, Mr.
Sheehy, Ms.
Slotkin, Mr.
Marshall, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr.
Tuberville, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr.
Young, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr.
Banks, and Mr.
Padilla) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions March 11, 2026 Reported by Mr.
Cassidy, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Living Donor Protection Act of 2025''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
PROHIBITION ON DENIAL OF COVERAGE OR INCREASE IN PREMIUMS OF LIFE OR DISABILITY INSURANCE FOR LIVING ORGAN DONORS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an insurer shall not deny coverage, cancel coverage, refuse to issue, determine the price or premium for, or otherwise vary any term or condition of a life insurance policy, disability insurance policy, or long-term care insurance policy for a person based solely, and without any actual, unique, and material actuarial risks, on the status of such person as a living organ donor.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Enforcement.--A State insurance regulator may take such actions to enforce subsection (a) as are specifically authorized under the laws of such State.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Disability insurance policy.--The term ``disability insurance policy'' means a contract under which an entity promises to pay a person a sum of money in the event that an illness or injury resulting in a disability prevents such person from working.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Life insurance policy.--The term ``life insurance policy'' means a contract under which an entity promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Living organ donor.--The term ``living organ donor'' means an individual who has donated all or part of an organ and is not deceased.</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) Long-term care insurance policy.--The term ``long-term care insurance policy'' means a contract for which the only insurance protection provided under the contract is coverage of qualified long-term care services (as defined in section 7702B(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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CLARIFICATION OF ORGAN DONATION SURGERY AS QUALIFYING AS A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION UNDER FMLA.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Private Sector Employees.--Section 101(11) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C.
2611(11)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Federal Civil Service Employees.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Definition.--Section 6381(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Relationship to organ donor leave.--Section 6382(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``An employee who takes any part of the 12-week period of leave under subsection (a)(1) to serve as an organ donor (including recovery from surgery related to organ donation) may elect to substitute, for as much of that part as possible, any leave available to the employee under section 6327.''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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UPDATING OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF LIVING ORGAN DONATION.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Educational Materials.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Review and updating.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall review and update materials related to living organ donation in order to educate the public on-- </DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the benefits and risks of living organ donation;
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and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the impact of living organ donation on the access of a living organ donor to insurance.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Information on statutory changes.--Such updating shall include information regarding the requirements under section 2 and the amendments made by section 3.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Methods of Updating.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall update, as appropriate--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) public service announcements previously provided by the Secretary;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) publicly accessible websites (such as organdonor.gov, or a successor website) that are maintained by the Secretary and that contain information and resources regarding living organ donation;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) other media, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
(3) Living organ donor.--The term ``living organ donor'' means an individual who has donated all or part of an organ and is not deceased.
(3) Living organ donor.--The term ``living organ donor'' means an individual who has donated all or part of a human organ (as defined in section 301(c)(1) of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C.
274e(c)(1))) or bone marrow (as defined in section 379A-1(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
274l-1(2))) and is not deceased.
(a) Private Sector Employees.--Section 101(11) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C.
(a) Private Sector and Certain Public Sector Employees.--Section 101(11) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C.
2611(11)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''.
2611(11)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including organ donation, preparation for and recovery from surgery related to organ donation, and other activities related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''.
(b) Federal Civil Service Employees.-- (1) Definition.--Section 6381(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''.
(b) Federal Civil Service Employees.-- (1) Definition.--Section 6381(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including organ donation, preparation for and recovery from surgery related to organ donation, and other activities related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''.
``An employee who takes any part of the 12-week period of leave under subsection (a)(1) to serve as an organ donor (including recovery from surgery related to organ donation) may elect to substitute, for as much of that part as possible, any leave available to the employee under section 6327.''.
``An employee who takes any part of the 12-week period of leave under subsection (a)(1) to serve as an organ donor (including recovery from surgery related to organ donation) may elect to substitute, for as much of that part as possible, any leave available to the employee under section 6327(b)(2).''.
UPDATING OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF LIVING ORGAN DONATION.
UPDATING OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON LIVING ORGAN DONATION.
(a) Educational Materials.-- (1) Review and updating.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall review and update materials related to living organ donation in order to educate the public on-- (A) the benefits and risks of living organ donation;
(a) Educational Activities and Materials.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, shall review the educational activities and materials pursuant to section 377A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
and (B) the impact of living organ donation on the access of a living organ donor to insurance.
274f-1), and update such activities and materials to include information regarding the requirements under section 2 and the amendments made by section 3.
(2) Information on statutory changes.--Such updating shall include information regarding the requirements under section 2 and the amendments made by section 3.
(b) Outreach.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may, as appropriate, issue public service announcements or update any publicly accessible websites or other media maintained by the Secretary that contain information and resources regarding living organ donation.
(b) Methods of Updating.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall update, as appropriate-- (1) public service announcements previously provided by the Secretary;
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(2) publicly accessible websites (such as organdonor.gov, or a successor website) that are maintained by the Secretary and that contain information and resources regarding living organ donation;
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and (3) other media, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
1552 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
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_______________________________________________________________________ March 11, 2026 Reported with an amendment
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The bill updates definitions and provisions related to organ donation in federal law, enhancing protections for living organ donors particularly regarding insurance coverage and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

  • 29 U.S.C. 2611(11)

    serious health condition" means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves— → serious health condition" means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves— (including organ donation, preparation for and recovery from surgery related to organ donation, and other activities related to organ donation)

    This change clarifies that recovery from organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition under FMLA.

  • 5 U.S.C. 6381(5)

    physical or mental condition". → physical or mental condition" (including organ donation, preparation for and recovery from surgery related to organ donation, and other activities related to organ donation).

    This amendment includes organ donation recovery in the definition of serious health conditions for federal employees.

  • 5 U.S.C. 6382(d)(1)

    An employee who takes any part of the 12-week period of leave under subsection (a)(1) to serve as an organ donor (including recovery from surgery related to organ donation) may elect to substitute, for as much of that part as possible, any leave available to the employee under section 6327(b)(2).

    This provides federal employees who donate organs the option to use their available leave during the recovery period.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

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

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

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1552 do?
Living Donor Protection Act of 2025This bill prohibits life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term insurance carriers from denying or otherwise restricting coverage for living organ donors.Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, vary premiums, or otherwise impose conditions on policies based on an individual's status as a living organ donor.The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave.In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on living organ donation to include information about the benefits and risks of living organ donation and the impact of donation on insurance access, particularly with respect to the bill's changes.
Who sponsors S 1552?
S 1552 is sponsored by Cotton, Tom (Republican), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican), King, Angus S., Jr. (Independent), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Kaine, Tim (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Ricketts, Pete (Republican), Tillis, Thomas (Republican), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Wyden, Ron (Democratic), Kelly, Mark (Democratic), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Warnock, Raphael G. (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Peters, Gary C. (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Murphy, Christopher (Democratic), Boozman, John (Republican), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Justice, James C. (Republican), Daines, Steve (Republican), Collins, Susan M. (Republican), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Kennedy, John (Republican), Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic), Cramer, Kevin (Republican), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Sheehy, Tim (Republican), Slotkin, Elissa (Democratic), Marshall, Roger (Republican), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Tuberville, Tommy (Republican), Murkowski, Lisa (Republican), Young, Todd (Republican), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Banks, Jim (Republican), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Ossoff, Jon (Democratic), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), and Wicker, Roger F. (Republican).
What is the current status of S 1552?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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