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.
Key claim: HR4582 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5 USC to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition for leave eligibility.
Abstract
(HR4582 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-07-22): 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.
Why this matters
For workers, statutory clarification would remove ambiguity about whether organ donors can use 12 weeks of FMLA (and equivalent title 5 leave for federal employees) for recovery from donation surgery, reducing risk of denied leave or job loss. For employers, it standardizes a leave category some already grant under DOL guidance, making compliance obligations explicit rather than interpretive. Status: introduced in the House; no committee action reported.