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.
This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and federal employee leave rules to clarify that recovery from organ donation surgery qualifies as a "serious health condition." It directly affects private-sector workers covered by the FMLA and federal civil service employees. The key change adds "including recovery from surgery related to organ donation" to the definitions of serious health conditions in both the FMLA and federal leave statutes. This ensures eligible employees can use their existing family and medical leave benefits to recover after donating an organ, without requiring new leave entitlements.
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Jul 2025
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Introduced Jul 22, 2025
Last action Jul 22, 2025
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Jul 22, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jul 22, 2025
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1 primary · 159 co-sponsors
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Don Bacon
RRepublican
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
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Andy Barr
RRepublican
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Angie Craig
DDemocratic
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April McClain Delaney
DDemocratic
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Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
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Becca Balint
DDemocratic
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Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
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Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
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Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
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