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HR 1520 · in committee · major

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

What this bill does

  • This bill prevents organ transplant providers from denying transplants solely based on a person's disability.
  • People with disabilities seeking organ transplants are protected from discrimination in medical decisions.
  • The bill allows complaints to be filed with HHS Office of Civil Rights with expedited resolution timelines.

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    How should transplant centers balance disability protections with medical assessments of whether patients can survive surgery and recovery?

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    What evidence exists that people with disabilities are currently denied transplants based on disability status rather than medical factors?

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    Who bears the costs and administrative burden of investigating discrimination complaints under the expedited timeline this bill establishes?

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Introduced 2025-06-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-24 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858-2859)

  4. 2025-06-23 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858-2859)

  5. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1520.

  6. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2858-2860)

  7. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-06-12 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.

  9. 2025-06-12 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-159.

  10. 2025-06-12 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-159.

  11. 2025-04-29 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 1.

  12. 2025-04-29 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-02-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  14. 2025-02-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-02-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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