Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 1183

119th Congress

Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 5, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Marco Rubio

R - FL

Cosponsors

18

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Health

Summary

This bill aims to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities when it comes to organ transplants. It would prohibit healthcare providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting access to transplants solely based on a person's disability, unless the disability is found to be medically significant. The bill also requires these entities to make reasonable changes to increase transplant access for people with disabilities.

Latest Action

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

Introduced6/5/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

ChamberSenate

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Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025

This bill aims to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities when it comes to organ transplants. It would prohibit healthcare providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting access to tr

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This bill aims to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities when it comes to organ transplants. It would prohibit healthcare providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting access to transplants solely based on a person's disability, unless the disability is found to be medically significant. The bill also requires these entities to make reasonable changes to increase transplant access for people with disabilities.

Bill Number: 1183
Introduced: 6/5/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy Area: Health

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Fact Sheet

Title: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025
Bill Number: 1183
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced: 6/5/2025
Summary: This bill aims to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities when it comes to organ transplants. It would prohibit healthcare providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting access to transplants solely based on a person's dis

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities when it comes to organ transplants. It would prohibit healthcare providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting access to transplants solely based on a person's disability, unless the disability is found to be medically significant. The bill also requires these entities to make reasonable changes to increase transplant access for people with disabilities.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Prohibits denying or restricting access to organ transplants solely based on a person's disability, with limited exceptions
Requires entities involved in organ transplants to make reasonable changes to increase access for people with disabilities
Allows individuals who face discrimination to file claims with the Office of Civil Rights or federal courts
Prevents entities that manage the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from issuing policies that prohibit or hinder access to transplants based solely on disability

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily impact people with disabilities who need organ transplants. If enacted, it would help ensure they have fair and equal access to this life-saving medical care, without being denied solely due to their disability. This could make a significant difference in the lives of thousands of Americans with disabilities who are in need of transplants.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Administrative remedies

Civil actions and liability

Department of Health and Human Services

Disability and health-based discrimination

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Public-private cooperation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1183, 119th Congress (2025). "Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-1183