H.R. 3503

Summary

H.R. 3503, the Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination Act, was introduced in the House on May 19, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on May 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 3503 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3503 IH: Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3503  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 19, 2025   Mr. Van Drew  (for himself and  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To prohibit life insurance providers from discriminating based on a person’s status as a living kidney donor, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination Act  .
2.
Discrimination based on living kidney donor status
(a)
In general
It shall be unlawful to discriminate against a living kidney donor, in the offering, issuance, cancellation, price or conditions of a life insurance policy, or in the amount of coverage provided under a life insurance policy, based solely on the status of such person as a living kidney donor, without evidence of additional actuarial risks, unrelated to their donation.
(b)
Private right of action
A person who suffers harm as a result of a violation of subsection (a) may bring an individual action against the entity who discriminated against such person in the appropriate district court of the United States for damages and attorney’s fees.
(c)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt any State or local law that provides greater protection to living kidney donors with respect to life insurance than this section does.
(d)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Life insurance policy
The term  life insurance policy  means a contract under which an entity promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured.
(2)
Living kidney donor
The term  living kidney donor  means an individual who has donated a kidney and is not deceased.

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To prohibit life insurance providers from discriminating based on a person's status as a living kidney donor, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 3503, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Sponsor

Introduced May 19, 2025

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2025 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 29, 2025

Tracey Mann

Rep. · R–KS-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 3, 2025

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 3, 2025

Robert Bresnahan

Rep. · R–PA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 3503 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Referred To · May 19, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3503 has taken 2 actions since May 19, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3503 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3503 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination Act — Display Title
• Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit life insurance providers from discriminating based on a person's status as a living kidney donor, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3503 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Health Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3503 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3503’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com