The Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 S. 1552 would promote and protect living organ donation. If passed, this bill would prohibit discrimination of living organ donors by employers, life insurance providers, disability and long-term care insurance carriers.
Thank you to our elected officials Congressman Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-New York) for reintroducing the Living Donor Protection Act to protect the rights of living organ donors. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (New York-12) and Don Bacon (Nebraska-02) are introducing companion legislation in the House.
Organ donation saves lives. Living donors are essential to reducing the wait time for many individuals in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. Under this bipartisan legislation, living organ donors will not be discriminated against.
The Living Donor Protection Act would protect living organ donors and promote organ donation in three ways:
- Prohibit life, disability, and long-term care insurance and life insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage and from charging higher premiums for living organ donors.
- Clarify that living organ donors may use Family and Medical Leave time to recover from the surgeries and procedures involved in their donation.
- Direct Health and Human Services to update their materials on live organ donation to reflect these new protections and encourage more individuals to consider donating an organ.
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News about the Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce the Living Donor Protection Act
H.R.1552 – Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
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