CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Don Bacon (R-NE)

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

H.R. 4583 · House bill Health

A Republican bill with 131 Democratic cosponsors · See all 168 cosponsors

Last activity — 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.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Living Donor Protection Act of 2025. It stops insurance companies from treating people unfairly just because they chose to be a living organ donor. Under this legislation, insurers cannot deny coverage, cancel policies, or charge higher rates for life, disability, or long-term care insurance based solely on a person's status as a donor, unless there is an actual and material actuarial risk. State insurance regulators are given the power to enforce these rules. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update public educational materials and websites to explain the benefits and risks of donation and inform the public about these new insurance protections.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?

    The bill protects consumers from insurance discrimination based on their status as living organ donors.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    By educating the public on donation risks and insurance access, it may facilitate more informed healthcare decisions.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.