S 1782
Advanced toward a vote
Bars organ transplant programs that receive federal funding, and public entities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, from denying transplants, related care, or waiting list placement because of a person's disability.
Official title: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced
15-MAY-2025
Referred
15-MAY-2025
Approved by committee
17-JUN-2026
Reported
22-JUN-2026
On the calendar
22-JUN-2026
- Amends Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act so organ allocation criteria cannot discriminate on the basis of disability in access to an organ transplant.
- Prohibits covered entities from refusing transplants, related services, referrals, or waiting list placement based on a person's disability, subject to an individualized medical assessment.
- Requires reasonable modifications to policies and auxiliary aids unless the entity can demonstrate that the change would fundamentally alter its program or cause an undue burden.
- Directs the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services to handle complaints, and requires the Secretary to report on enforcement to Congress each year.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to Senate, 22-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.govHealth
■ 13 D■ 9 R
13 Democrats
9 Republicans