S 1552

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

Summary

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 This bill prohibits life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term insurance carriers from denying or otherwise restricting coverage for living organ donors. Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, vary premiums, or otherwise impose conditions on policies based on an individual's status as a living organ donor. The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on living organ donation to include information about the benefits and risks of living organ donation and the impact of donation on insurance access, particularly with respect to the bill's changes.

Bill status

Status
Reported
Sponsor
Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Cosponsors
42
Policy area
Health
Introduced
2025-05-01
Latest action
2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2026-02-26: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2025-05-01: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2025-05-01: Introduced in Senate