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Committee advances Charlotte Woodward organ-transplant anti‑discrimination bill unanimously
Summary
The Energy and Commerce Committee passed HR 15 20, named for transplant recipient Charlotte Woodward, to prohibit denying organ transplants solely because of disability. The bill passed the committee by a wide margin and drew largely bipartisan statements in support.
The Energy and Commerce Committee advanced HR 15 20, the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, which would prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the organ transplant system.
Representative Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) and Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), co‑sponsors of the measure, described the…
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