Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
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# Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Would Do** The Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 is designed to provide legal protections and support for people who donate organs, tissue, or bone marrow while alive. Though the bill's specific provisions aren't detailed in the available information, legislation with this title typically addresses concerns such as preventing discrimination against living donors in employment, insurance, and medical care, as well as establishing safeguards for donors' health and rights. **Who It Affects** This bill would primarily affect living organ, tissue, and bone marrow donors and their families.
It could also impact hospitals, transplant centers, insurance companies, and employers who interact with donors. **Current Status** The bill (HR 4583) was introduced by Representative Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) in the 119th Congress and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives. For specific details about the bill's exact provisions, you can search for it on Congress.gov.
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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.