Politiparty
Politiparty
LeaderboardCongressBills

119th Congress Health

H.R. 1520: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

Passed HouseJun 23, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 24, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jun 23, 2025
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 24, 2025

This bill expressly prohibits health care providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting an individual's access to organ transplants solely on the basis of the individual's disability, except in limited circumstances.

Specifically, these entities may consider an individual's disability when making decisions about transplants only if a physician finds, based on an individualized evaluation, that the individual's physical or mental disability is medically significant to the provision of the transplant. A disability shall not be considered medically significant if the individual has an adequate support system in place to comply with transplant-related medical requirements.

These entities must also make reasonable changes to their policies to make transplants and related care more available to individuals with disabilities.

Read the full summary

Aggrieved individuals may bring claims of discrimination to the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill provides for expedited resolutions of these claims.

In addition, the board of directors of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network may not issue policies that prohibit or hinder access to an organ transplant based solely on the individual's disability. This network is a public-private partnership linking professionals involved in the U.S. organ donation and transplantation system.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

28

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

186 points earned
  1. 1Katherine Cammack R-FL SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reached a cosponsor milestone, reported, passed House6 events+74
  2. 2Don Bacon R-NECosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  3. 2Nanette Barragán D-CACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  4. 2Stephanie Bice R-OKCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  5. 2Steve Cohen D-TNCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
See all scorers and every scoring event

Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

Other bills by Katherine Cammack

History

  1. Jun 23, 2025Passed the House by voice vote.
  2. Feb 24, 2025Introduced in the House by Katherine Cammack.
Show the full action history (13 actions)
  1. Jun 24, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Jun 23, 2025Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Jun 23, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2858-2860)
  4. Jun 23, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1520.
  5. Jun 23, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858-2859)
  6. Jun 23, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858-2859)
  7. Jun 23, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. Jun 12, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-159.
  9. Jun 12, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.
  10. Apr 29, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Apr 29, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 1.
  12. Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House
  13. Feb 24, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.