HR 1520 United States House · 119th Congress

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

This bill prohibits transplant centers and healthcare providers from denying organ transplants or related services solely based on a patient's disability. It requires covered entities to make reasonable modifications to policies (like considering a patient's support network or using communication aids) and to avoid denying care due to lack of auxiliary aids. The law applies to all transplant stages - including evaluation, listing, and post-transplant care - and explicitly states it complements, rather than replaces, existing disability rights laws like the ADA. It allows medical considerations only if a physician determines a disability is medically significant to the transplant, after individual evaluation.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jun 24, 2025
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 24, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858-2859)
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-159.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors

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