United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

S 511 — Living Donor Protection Act of 2019

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill clarifies that recovery from organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for both private sector and federal employees.

  • 29 U.S.C. 2611(11)

    (including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)

    Adds recovery from organ donation surgery to the definition of serious health condition under FMLA.

  • 5 U.S.C. 6381(5)

    (including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)

    Adds recovery from organ donation surgery to the definition of serious health condition for federal employees.

  • 5 U.S.C. 6382(d)

    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) shall substitute, for as much of that part as possible, any leave available to the employee under section 6327.

    Allows employees taking leave for organ donation to substitute other available leave for their FMLA leave.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

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

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 511 do?
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.
Who sponsors S 511?
S 511 is sponsored by Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 511?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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