H.R. 1520 Congress 119 session
Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
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 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. 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.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed one chamber — last recorded action June 24, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Passage likelihood
32% Comparable to other bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 4% of introduced federal bills are enacted.
- Current stage Passed one chamber.
- Cosponsors 28 cosponsors.
- Bipartisan cosponsorship Cosponsors come from 2 parties.
- Days without action No recorded action in 435 days.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858-2859)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858-2859)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1520.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2858-2860)
- Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-159.
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-159.
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 1.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
- Introduced in House