# 119-hr-1520: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

119-hr-1520, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1520
- Congress: 119
- Title: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-03

## Summary

**This bill would establish a federal ban on disability-based discrimination in organ transplantation** and require reasonable modifications and decision-support to help eligible people access evaluation, listing, transplant surgery, and post-transplant care. It ties those protections to existing federal disability and health privacy laws. - Patients and families: People with disabilities would be protected at every stage of the transplant process. Covered entities must provide communication aids, supported decision-making, and reasonable policy modifications to facilitate informed consent and follow-up care. - Providers and transplant programs: Transplant centers and related organizations could not adopt policies or memos that bar or hinder access solely because of disability. Medical decisions may still consider individualized clinical judgments about medically significant risks, but not categorical exclusions based on disability. - Enforcement and legal framework: The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights would handle enforcement and the bill preserves rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, and stronger state or local laws. The measure does not authorize new spending.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No transplant denials due to disability: benefit, high. If enacted, transplant centers and providers could not deny you a transplant just because you have a disability. They also could not refuse referrals, services, or a waiting list spot for that sole reason. A doctor could consider disability only after an individualized medical exam and only if it i…
- Reasonable supports for transplant candidates: benefit, high. If enacted, covered providers would need to make reasonable changes so candidates with disabilities can get transplants and related care. They would need to offer aids and services unless it is an undue burden or would fundamentally alter care. Your support network could count toward meeting post-t…
- How to enforce transplant rights: benefit, medium. If enacted, you could file a complaint with the HHS Office for Civil Rights for faster review of transplant discrimination claims. Your rights under the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and the ACA would still apply. The bill would also bar a federal transplant board from issuing policies that block ac…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1520 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1520)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1520 (as of 2026-09-03).