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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAMMACK:H.R. 2706.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 1, Article I Section 8 Clause 3,Article I Section 8 Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:Health[Page H1887]
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H. Rept. 118-507

- Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5580-5581)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2706.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5580-5582)
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Mr. Bucshon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-507.
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Health
- Administrative remedies
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- Civil actions and liability
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- Department of Health and Human Services
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- Disability and health-based discrimination
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- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
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- Public-private cooperation
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Health
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2023-04-19
Introduced in House
2023-11-16T20:40:17Z
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 or before a federal court. The bill provides for expedited resolutions of these claims.
In addition, entities that receive federal contracts to manage all or part 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.
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2024-05-14
Reported to House
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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.

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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants.
2024-03-18T20:38:46Z
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IH
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2024-09-24T04:00:00Z
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- Engrossed in House
2024-09-23T04:00:00Z
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- Reported in House
2024-05-14T04:00:00Z
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- Introduced in House
2023-04-19T04:00:00Z
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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