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Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

S. 1552 · Senate bill Health

A Republican bill with 31 Democratic cosponsors · See all 50 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

The Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 aims to protect people who donate organs while they are alive from discrimination. It stops insurance companies from denying coverage or raising prices for life, disability, or long-term care insurance based solely on a person's status as a living organ donor. The bill also ensures that organ donation and recovery are recognized as serious health conditions for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act for private, public, and federal employees. Additionally, it requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update educational materials to inform the public about these protections.

Yes· 3 of 12

  • Scored +6

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    Encourages living organ donation by removing insurance and employment barriers for donors.

  • Scored +5

    Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?

    Prevents insurance companies from discriminating against living organ donors in pricing and coverage.

  • Scored +4

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    Protects potential donors in their prime working and insurance-acquiring years.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Increases the scope of FMLA leave that employees can take, potentially impacting staffing.