119-hr4582

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4582 Introduced in House

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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.

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 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

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 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. ===
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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.''.
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