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S 186 108th Congress Senate

Living Organ Donor Protections Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide health ins… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide health insurance protections for individuals who are living organ donors.

Introduced: January 16, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Labor
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Discrimination in insuranceDiscrimination in medical careDonation of organs, tissues, etc.Employee health benefitsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth insuranceInsurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentLaw
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 16, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 16, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1078-1079)
Jan 16, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 16, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Living Organ Donor Protections Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit health insurance discrimination in group premiums with respect to individuals who are living organ donors.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 16, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 186: Living Organ Donor Protections Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-186/
MLA
"S. 186: Living Organ Donor Protections Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-186/.
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S. 186, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-186/.
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[S. 186: Living Organ Donor Protections Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-186/)
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