Rep. Cammack's Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act Passes Through House Energy & Commerce Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack's Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R. 2706) passed the House Energy & Commerce Committee's full committee markup by a vote of 46-0. 

The bill is named for Charlotte Woodward, an adult with Down syndrome who received a lifesaving transplant over a decade ago. It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the organ transplant system and upholds, clarifies, and builds upon rights established in the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Additionally, the bill prohibits covered entities from determining than an individual is ineligible to receive a transplant, deny an organ transplant or related service, refuse to refer the individual to an organ transplant center, refuse to place an individual on a waiting list, or decline insurance coverage for a transplant or related service based solely on the fact that the individual has a disability.  

Charlotte Woodward was in the audience during the markup today to celebrate the milestone. You can watch the video of Congresswoman Cammack's remarks in committee here. 

The bill passed the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health last week. The bill's next stop is the House Floor.   

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