Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Key claim: The Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 (HR4583) would prohibit insurance discrimination against living organ donors and extend employment leave protections for donation-related absences.
Abstract
(HR4583 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-07-22): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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
Living organ donors currently face documented barriers in obtaining life, disability, and long-term care insurance, and lack explicit federal job-protected leave for donation surgery and recovery — deterrents that can suppress donation rates and shift costs onto donors. The Living Donor Protection Act addresses both the insurance-discrimination and employment-leave gaps through a single reintroduced vehicle, situating it within broader civil rights protections against status-based discrimination.