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H.R. 1255: Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

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H.R. 1255: Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

Plain summary

Living Donor Protection Act of 2021 This bill prohibits certain insurance carriers from discriminating against, and provides other protections for, living organ donors. Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, or otherwise impose conditions on policies for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance 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 live organ donation to include information about the benefits of live organ donation and about access to insurance for living organ donors.

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Official text

Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · 161 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Grace Meng (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Young Kim (R-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ed Case (D-HI), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Angie Craig (D-MN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN) and 101 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1255 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117