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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4582

Introduced

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition.

Sponsor
RDon Bacon· Nebraska
Introduced
July 22, 2025
Policy area
Health
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.July 22, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4582 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4582 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2025 Mr. Bacon (for himself and Mr. Nadler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF ORGAN DONATION SURGERY AS QUALIFYING AS A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION UNDER FMLA. (a) Private Sector Employees.--Section 101(11) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(11)) is amended by inserting ``(including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''. (b) Federal Civil Service Employees.-- (1) Definition.--Section 6381(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(including recovery from surgery related to organ donation)'' after ``physical or mental condition''. (2) Relationship to organ donor leave.--Section 6382(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: ``An employee who takes any part of the 12-week period of leave under subsection (a)(1) to serve as an organ donor (including recovery from surgery related to organ donation) shall substitute, for as much of that part as possible, any leave available to the employee under section 6327.''. <all>

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