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Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 1520 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Passed first chamber
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House
Sponsors
29
Latest action
Jun 24, 2025

What it does

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act 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…

Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 24, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Feb 24, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jun 24, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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