Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

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Bill ID: 119/hr/1520
Last Updated: September 1, 2026

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Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

ID: C001039

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The bill

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

HR. 1520, 119th Congress — read as touching Hospitals & Health Systems.

The sponsor

Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

Every bill has someone who introduced it. That name is where the paper trail starts.

The money

$91,928 raised

25 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.

The alignment

85% match to Project 2025

This bill's text tracks the "Department of Health and Human Services" section, p. 533-535 of the Mandate for Leadership.

Bill's Journey to Becoming a Law

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Latest Action

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

June 23, 2025

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📍 Current Status

Next: Both chambers must agree on the same version of the bill.

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Bill Summary

Another bill that's about as useful as a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. Let's dissect this mess, shall we?

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (because who doesn't love a good acronym?) claims to prevent discrimination against individuals with disabilities in organ transplant cases. How noble. In reality, it's just another feel-good bill that will do little to address the actual issues.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** The bill defines various terms like "auxiliary aids and services" and "supported decision-making," because apparently, Congress thinks we're all idiots who can't understand simple concepts. It also establishes a laundry list of requirements for covered entities (healthcare providers) to follow when dealing with individuals with disabilities. Oh, and it creates a whole new set of bureaucratic hoops to jump through.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The usual suspects are affected: healthcare providers, patients with disabilities, and their support networks. But let's be real, the only ones who will truly benefit from this bill are the lawyers and bureaucrats who'll make a killing off the increased regulatory burden.

**Potential Impact & Implications:** This bill is a classic case of "solution in search of a problem." It won't actually address the systemic issues plaguing organ transplantation, like the lack of available organs or the inequitable distribution of resources. Instead, it will create more red tape, increase costs, and lead to even more lawsuits.

The real motivation behind this bill? To make politicians look good while doing nothing substantive. It's a PR stunt, plain and simple. And we're all just pawns in their game of "look, I care about people with disabilities!" Meanwhile, the actual problems persist, and patients continue to suffer.

Diagnosis: This bill is suffering from a bad case of "Legislative Theater-itis," where politicians prioritize appearances over actual solutions. Treatment? A healthy dose of skepticism and a strong stomach for the inevitable bureaucratic mess that will ensue.

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💰 Campaign Finance Network

Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

Total Contributions
$91,928
22 donors
PACs
$0
Organizations
$8,043
Committees
$0
Individuals
$83,885

No PAC contributions found

1
PASS THE HAT
1 transaction
$3,610
2
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA
1 transaction
$3,300
3
S & K BARRINGTON FARMS
1 transaction
$600
4
83 FARMS, LLC
1 transaction
$283
5
RADIANT CREDIT UNION
1 transaction
$250

No committee contributions found

1
ASSEMI, KEVIN
2 transactions
$6,870
2
STREETER, JACKSON
2 transactions
$6,870
3
ADOLFSSON, MARCUS
1 transaction
$6,600
4
KEMMERER, JOHN
1 transaction
$6,600
5
KEMMERER, KAREN
1 transaction
$6,600
6
HOROWITZ, BEN
1 transaction
$6,600
7
ZUCKER, ANITA G.
2 transactions
$6,600
8
GASTON, BILL FAYE
1 transaction
$5,205
9
WEINGART, BRECK ALLEN
1 transaction
$5,000
10
FREY, HARLEY
1 transaction
$3,435
11
FREY, JOHN
1 transaction
$3,435
12
FREY, LEONARD
1 transaction
$3,435
13
MCCOY, GARY
1 transaction
$3,435
14
BOLCH, SUSAN
1 transaction
$3,300
15
DUNN MD, WILLIAM J.
1 transaction
$3,300
16
HIMSCHOOT, ROBERT
1 transaction
$3,300
17
VECELLIO, LEO
1 transaction
$3,300

Cosponsors & Their Campaign Finance

This bill has 10 cosponsors. Below are their top campaign contributors.

Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

ID: D000624

Top Contributors

23

1
MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS
OrganizationDORR, MI
$3,300
Dec 13, 2023
2
NOTTAWASEPPI HURON BAND OF THE POTAWATOMI
OrganizationFULTON, MI
$3,300
Mar 28, 2024
3
MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS
OrganizationDORR, MI
$3,300
Oct 16, 2024
4
FORD, CYNTHIA
NA • CIVIC PHILANTHROPIST
IndividualGROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI
$3,300
Oct 14, 2024
5
FORD, EDSEL B. II
FORD MOTOR COMPANY • CONSULTANT
IndividualGROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI
$3,300
Oct 14, 2024
6
MEIJER, HENDRIK
MEIJER, INC. • EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
IndividualGRAND RAPIDS, MI
$3,300
Oct 25, 2024
7
CARTER ALTMAN, LYNDA
SELF EMPLOYED • MUSICIAN
IndividualNEW YORK, NY
$3,300
Nov 6, 2023
8
DEBBANE, RAYMOND
THE INVUS GROUP • CEO
IndividualGREENWICH, CT
$3,300
Dec 4, 2023
9
FARES, NIJAD
LINK • INVESTOR
IndividualHOUSTON, TX
$3,300
Nov 30, 2023
10
III, WILLIAM H. GATES
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY & BILL & MELINDA G • PHILANTHROPIST
IndividualREDMOND, WA
$3,300
Oct 19, 2023

Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]

ID: I000056

Top Contributors

34

1
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
OrganizationPALM SPRINGS, CA
$3,300
Nov 1, 2024
2
MASHANTUCKET (WESTERN) PEQUOT TRIBE
OrganizationMASHANTUCKET, CT
$3,300
Oct 25, 2023
3
SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND MIVOK INDIANS
OrganizationSHINGLE SPRINGS, CA
$3,300
Oct 25, 2023
4
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationBANNING, CA
$3,300
Mar 26, 2024
5
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationBANNING, CA
$3,300
Jun 28, 2023
6
SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION
OrganizationEL CAJON, CA
$3,300
Jun 29, 2023
7
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$3,300
Jul 26, 2023
8
PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS
OrganizationTEMECULA, CA
$3,300
Sep 28, 2023
9
PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS
OrganizationTEMECULA, CA
$3,300
Aug 2, 2024
10
SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND MIWOK INDIANS
OrganizationSHINGLE SPRINGS, CA
$3,000
Oct 30, 2024

Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

ID: W000797

Top Contributors

30

1
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PACWASHINGTON, DC
$2,500
Mar 27, 2023
2
FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA
OrganizationROHNERT PARK, CA
$3,300
Jul 31, 2024
3
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA
OrganizationHOLLYWOOD, FL
$3,300
Jul 30, 2024
4
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA
OrganizationHOLLYWOOD, FL
$3,300
Aug 28, 2023
5
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS -- GOVERNMENTAL GEN
OrganizationLAKESIDE, CA
$1,500
Jun 28, 2024
6
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS -- GOVERNMENTAL GEN
OrganizationLAKESIDE, CA
$1,500
May 23, 2023
7
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE
OrganizationMIAMI, FL
$1,000
Feb 15, 2024
8
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationBANNING, CA
$1,000
Jun 30, 2024
9
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$1,000
Jun 10, 2024
10
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$1,000
Sep 25, 2023

Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]

ID: S000250

Top Contributors

25

1
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$5,000
May 16, 2024
2
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$5,000
Sep 12, 2023
3
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$3,300
Jun 17, 2024
4
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$3,300
May 24, 2023
5
ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE
OrganizationLIVINGSTON, TX
$1,000
Sep 30, 2024
6
HOWARD, RONALD VANCE
BANKERS LIFE • MANAGEMENT
IndividualHUNTSVILLE, TX
$5,000
Mar 13, 2023
7
HOWARD, KAREN
ELEMENTS MASSAGE • MANAGEMENT
IndividualHUNTSVILLE, TX
$5,000
Mar 13, 2023
8
SINGH, PRITPAL
BETA SOFT SYSTEMS • MANAGEMENT
IndividualFREMONT, CA
$5,000
Jun 23, 2023
9
KAUR, MANJIT
SINGH SEMICONDUCTORS & SYSTEMS • MANAGEMENT
IndividualFREMONT, CA
$5,000
Jun 23, 2023
10
BEHRINGER, TODD
THE BEHRINGER GROUP, LLC • CONSTRUCTION
IndividualWOODWAY, TX
$3,400
Sep 1, 2023

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

ID: N000147

Top Contributors

20

1
DONOHOE, BERT
THE DONOHOE COMPANIES INC. • EVP, REAL ESTATE
IndividualBETHESDA, MD
$3,300
May 2, 2024
2
OTONI, RAFAELA
HILTON CORPORATION • PRESIDENT & CEO
IndividualMC LEAN, VA
$3,300
May 3, 2024
3
REID, JACK
RAM CUSTOM SERVICES • PRESIDENT
IndividualCHESAPEAKE BEACH, MD
$3,300
May 6, 2024
4
LEWIS, JACQUELINE
NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualWASHINGTON, DC
$3,300
Jul 10, 2023
5
LEWIS, JACQUELINE
NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualWASHINGTON, DC
$3,300
Jul 10, 2023
6
BARRY, DAVID E. JR
NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualBEALLSVILLE, MD
$2,500
May 12, 2024
7
POLASKI, MICHAEL
THE DONOHOE COMPANIES INC. • EXECUTIVE
IndividualBROADLANDS, VA
$2,500
May 13, 2024
8
GRUNLEY, KENNETH
GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION • CEO
IndividualPOTOMAC, MD
$2,500
Jun 23, 2023
9
BRUCH, CHRIS
THE DONOHOE COMPANIES INC. • CEO
IndividualBETHESDA, MD
$2,300
Apr 30, 2024
10
EARNEST, JAMES M.
SELF-EMPLOYED • REAL ESTATE INVESTOR
IndividualBETHESDA, MD
$2,300
May 10, 2024

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

ID: F000466

Top Contributors

22

1
SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationSANTA YNEZ, CA
$1,500
Dec 31, 2024
2
STATA FAMILY OFFICE
Organization
$500
Apr 26, 2024
3
ASHER, ROBERT B.
IndividualGWYNEDD VALLEY, PA
$10,000
Oct 9, 2024
4
ASHER, ROBERT B.
ASHER CHOCOLATES • CHAIRMAN
IndividualGWYNEDD VALLEY, PA
$10,000
Sep 30, 2024
5
LEVY, EDWARD JR
EDW C LEVY CO • CHAIRMAN
IndividualBIRMINGHAM, MI
$6,600
Feb 26, 2024
6
CROTTY, THOMAS
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualSCOTTSDALE, AZ
$6,600
Feb 27, 2024
7
EVANS, ROGER
GREYLOCK PARTNERS • PARTNER EMERITUS
IndividualSAN FRANCISCO, CA
$6,600
Feb 27, 2024
8
LEACH, RONALD
NPX ONE • CHAIRMAN & CEO
IndividualGENEVA, IL
$6,600
Feb 28, 2024
9
MCCLAIN, MARK
SAILPOINT • CEO
IndividualAUSTIN, TX
$6,600
Mar 2, 2024
10
CROTTY, THOMAS
IndividualSCOTTSDALE, AZ
$6,600
Mar 8, 2024

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

ID: T000469

Top Contributors

20

1
KHAN, FARAZ A.
SELF-EMPLOYED • REAL ESTATE
IndividualALBANY, NY
$3,300
Nov 3, 2024
2
GATES, WILLIAM H. III
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION • CO-CHAIR
IndividualREDMOND, WA
$3,300
Oct 19, 2023
3
ARNOLD, LAURA
NOT EMPLOYED • RETIRED
IndividualHOUSTON, TX
$3,300
May 8, 2024
4
ARPEY, MICHAEL W.
HUNTER POINT CAPITAL • PRESIDENT
IndividualSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
$3,300
Mar 29, 2023
5
ARPEY, MICHAEL W.
HUNTER POINT CAPITAL • PRESIDENT
IndividualSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
$3,300
Mar 29, 2023
6
ARPEY, STACIE
NOT EMPLOYED • HOMEMAKER
IndividualSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
$3,300
Mar 29, 2023
7
ARPEY, STACIE
NOT EMPLOYED • HOMEMAKER
IndividualSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
$3,300
Mar 29, 2023
8
BLOOD, DAVID W.
GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT • INVESTMENT MANAGER
IndividualASPEN, CO
$3,300
Mar 8, 2023
9
BLOOD, DAVID W.
GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT • INVESTMENT MANAGER
IndividualASPEN, CO
$3,300
Mar 8, 2023
10
DECHMAN, DAVID
SUMMIT ROCK ADVISORS • INVESTMENTS
IndividualNEW YORK, NY
$3,300
Mar 6, 2023

Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

ID: S001212

Top Contributors

26

1
DEMOCRACY ENGINE INC
PACWASHINGTON, DC
$500
Jun 6, 2023
2
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUITY
OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN
$3,300
Jun 30, 2024
3
LEECH LAKE - PAC
OrganizationCASS LAKE, MN
$3,300
Dec 12, 2024
4
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUITY
OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN
$3,300
Nov 13, 2023
5
GOOGLE
OrganizationMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
$1,000
Feb 21, 2023
6
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK
OrganizationMCLEAN, VA
$25
Dec 6, 2023
7
ZOTTO, CARLA DEL
IndividualGLADEWATER, TX
$10,000
Aug 27, 2024
8
ANDERSON, ROLLIS
ANDERSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC. • CEO
IndividualSAINT CLOUD, MN
$9,900
Feb 8, 2024
9
FAISON, JAY
CLEARPATH • FOUNDER
IndividualCHARLOTTE, NC
$6,600
Jun 30, 2024
10
NYSTROM, BRIAN AND MARY ANN
NYSTROM & ASSOCIATES • PRESIDENT & CEO
IndividualANDOVER, MN
$6,600
Sep 27, 2024

Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

ID: M001215

Top Contributors

25

1
SAC & FOX TRIBE OF THE MISSISSIPPI IN IOWA
COMTAMA, IA
$1,000
Aug 11, 2023
2
RENEWABLE ENERGY, CITIZENS FOR
COMMADISON, WI
$500
Aug 20, 2024
3
POLITICAL COMMITTEE, NWF ACTION FUND
PACWASHINGTON, DC
$500
Sep 18, 2024
4
US MARSHALS SERVICES
OrganizationNEW YORK, NY
$2,900
Apr 20, 2023
5
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP
OrganizationRICHMOND, VA
$1,000
Mar 22, 2023
6
HOGAN, PATRICK F
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualDALLAS, TX
$13,200
Mar 15, 2023
7
HOLDEN, RONALD
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualWILLIAMSBURG, IA
$13,200
Jun 20, 2023
8
VANDEWALLE, LOLA L
SELF-EMPLOYED • ENTREPRENEUR
IndividualBLUE GRASS, IA
$13,200
Oct 16, 2023
9
GLEESON, JOHN W
KLINGER COMPANIES, LLC • CEO
IndividualSIOUX CITY, IA
$11,600
Feb 15, 2023
10
SMITH, DYAN
HOMEMAKER • HOMEMAKER
IndividualNAPLES, FL
$10,000
May 13, 2024

Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

ID: T000478

Top Contributors

28

1
WINRED EARMARKS
PACARLINGTON, VA
$27,879
Oct 22, 2024
2
WINRED EARMARKS
PACARLINGTON, VA
$21,566
Oct 29, 2024
3
WINRED EARMARKS
PACARLINGTON, VA
$10,970
Nov 25, 2024
4
WINRED EARMARKS
PACARLINGTON, VA
$5,493
Nov 19, 2024
5
SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationLOS ANGELES, CA
$2,000
Nov 5, 2024
6
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationBANNING, CA
$2,000
Jun 18, 2024
7
SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationSANTA YNEZ, CA
$2,000
Jun 18, 2024
8
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationBANNING, CA
$1,000
Mar 31, 2023
9
TEXTOR, DONALD
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualLOCUST VALLEY, NY
$13,200
Apr 17, 2024
10
WINE, SCOTT
POLARIS • CEO
IndividualEXCELSIOR, MN
$6,600
Sep 30, 2024

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Industry Impact

Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 3 harmed.

  • Section 4(a) prohibits covered entities (including hospitals) from denying organ transplants or related services based solely on disability, imposing compliance costs and potential liability for noncompliance.

  • −Health Insuranceconfidence 0.85

    Section 4(a) applies to covered entities providing health care services that substantially affect interstate commerce, which includes health insurers administering transplant coverage, requiring them to avoid disability-based denials.

  • Section 2(2) defines covered entity to include nursing facilities and institutions for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subjecting them to nondiscrimination requirements in transplant access.

Who funds the sponsor on these industries

For each industry this bill affects, here's what the sponsor (Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3])received from donors associated with that industry during the 2022–present cycles. Donations are not proof of intent — they are a record of who funds the people writing the law.

Industries this bill HARMS

Project 2025 Policy Matches

This bill shows semantic similarity to the following sections of the Project 2025 policy document.AI-enhanced analysis provides detailed alignment ratings.

Department of Health and Human Services

Strong
Vector: 65%
Pages: 533-535AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill’s focus on prohibiting disability-based discrimination in organ transplants aligns with Project 2025’s emphasis on nondiscrimination in health programs and activities, including specific HHS rules and Medicare hospital responsibilities regarding disability discrimination."

Key themes:disability nondiscriminationhealth program accessMedicare hospital responsibilitiescivil rights enforcementreasonable modifications

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, “HHS Notice and Guidance on Gender Affirming Care, Civil Rights, and Patient Privacy,” March 2, 2022, https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs- ocr-notice-and-guidance-gender-affirming-care.pdf (accessed March 18, 2023). 84. Heckler v. Chaney, 420 U.S. 821 (1985), https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/470/821.html (accessed March 18, 2022). 85. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, “Guidance to Nation’s Retail Pharmacies: Obligations Under Federal Civil Rights Laws to Ensure Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Services,” content last reviewed July 14, 2022, https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/ special-topics/reproductive-healthcare/pharmacies-guidance/index.html (accessed March 18, 2023). 86. 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Department of Health and Human Services

Moderate
Vector: 66%
Pages: 527-529AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill focuses on disability rights in organ transplantation, which aligns with Project 2025's emphasis on enforcing disability rights laws and protecting vulnerable populations, including children with disabilities. However, the bill does not address the specific mechanisms Project 2025 prioritizes, such as OCR enforcement of Section 1557, religious exemptions, or opposition to gender identity and sexual orientation protections under civil rights law."

Key themes:disability rightsOCR enforcementhealthcare accessprotection of vulnerable populations

— 495 — Department of Health and Human Services l HHS should restore OCR authority to review requests for and render opinions on the application of RFRA to requests for religious accommodation of people, families, and doctors who cannot in good conscience take or administer vaccines, including those made or tested with aborted fetal cell lines. l HHS should restore Section 1557, Section 504, and other OCR regulations and fix guidance documents. In 2020, the Trump Administration’s OCR published regulations under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act that restored the agency’s enforcement of that law to the limits of its statutory text, deferred to the ACA’s widespread use of a binary biological conception of sex discrimination, and specified that the regulation must comply with the religious exemption and abortion neutrality clauses in Title IX from which it is derived as well as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other laws. Courts blocked core provisions of that rule from going into effect. In 2022, the Biden Administration proposed to reinstate a rule contradicting the scope of the statute and imposing nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. It is expected that this rule will be finalized in 2023 even though several courts have issued rulings against the interpretation on which it is based. l OCR should return its enforcement of sex discrimination to the statutory framework of Section 1557 and Title IX. Specifically, it should: 1. Remove all guidance issued under the Biden Administration concerning sexual orientation and gender identity under Section 1557, particularly the May 2021 announcement of enforcement82 and March 2022 statement threatening states that protect minors from genital mutilation.83 2. Issue a general statement of policy specifying that it will not enforce any prohibition on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in the Section 1557 regulation and that it will prioritize compliance with the First Amendment, RFRA, and federal conscience laws in any case implicating those claims. DOJ should commit to defending these actions aggressively against inevitable court challenges, including under cases such as Heckler v. Chaney.84 — 496 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise 3. Issue a proposed rule to restore the Trump regulations under Section 1557, explicitly interpreting the law not to include sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination based on the textual approach to male and female biology taken by Congress in the ACA, the need to recognize biological distinctions as part of the sound practice of health care, and the need to ensure protections of medical judgment and conscience. DOJ should agree to defend this rule to the Supreme Court if necessary. 4. Issue a general statement of policy announcing that it plans to enforce Section 1557 discrimination bans by refocusing on serious cases of race, sex, and disability discrimination. In particular, OCR should highlight its 2019 investigation and voluntary resolution agreement with Michigan State University based on the sexual abuse of gymnasts by Larry Nassar. OCR should also coordinate with the Department of Education on a public education and civil rights enforcement campaign to ensure that female college athletes who become pregnant are no longer pressured to obtain abortions; pursue race discrimination claims against entities that adopt or impose racially discriminatory policies such as those based on critical race theory; and announce its intention to enforce disability rights laws to protect children born prematurely, children with disabilities, and children born alive after abortions. 5. Issue and finalize the Trump-era draft disability rights regulations concerning crisis standards of care and use of Quality of Life Adjusted Years (QALYs), and reissue and finalize a disability regulation (withdrawn by the Biden Administration) that prohibited discriminatory application of assisted suicide and denial of life-saving treatments for disabled newborns. l OCR should withdraw its pharmacy abortion mandate guidance. OCR should withdraw its “Obligations Under Federal Civil Rights Laws to Ensure Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Services” guidance for retail pharmacies,85 which purports to address nondiscrimination obligations of pharmacies under federal civil rights laws and in fact orders them to stock and dispense first-trimester abortion drugs. The guidance invents this so-called requirement and fails to acknowledge that pharmacies and pharmacists have the right not to participate in abortions, including pill-induced abortions, if doing so would violate their sincere moral or religious objections. Moreover, no federal civil rights laws preempt state pro-life statutes.

Department of Labor and Related Agencies

Minimal
Vector: 63%
Pages: 618-620AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill focuses on preventing disability discrimination in organ transplants, while the Project 2025 policy centers on sex discrimination enforcement based on a biological binary view of sex and pro-life workplace measures. There is no meaningful thematic or policy overlap between the two."

— 585 — Department of Labor and Related Agencies l Direct agencies to refocus enforcement of sex discrimination laws. The President should direct agencies to focus their enforcement of sex discrimination laws on the biological binary meaning of “sex.” PRO-LIFE MEASURES l Promote pro-life workplace accommodations for mothers. Federal law should protect life and promote pro-family policies. Current law, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act,3 provides nondiscrimination protections in the workplace for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)4 requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for women “to the known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions,” unless “the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the [employer’s] business.” The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) also provides nondiscrimination and accommodation protections in the workplace for certain pregnancy-related disability.5 None of these laws requires an employer provide health insurance benefits for elective abortion. l Pass a law requiring equal (or greater) benefits for pro-life support for mothers and clarifying abortion exclusions. Congress should pass a law requiring that to the extent an employer provides employee benefits for abortion, it must provide equal or greater benefits for pregnancy, childbirth, maternity, and adoption. That law should also clarify that no employer is required to provide any accommodations or benefits for abortion. l Keep anti-life “benefits” out of benefit plans. Some benefits attorneys and pro-choice advocates have argued since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision6 that the longstanding doctrine of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)7 preemption should block individual states’ efforts to prohibit employers from helping employees procure abortions via offering various kinds of coverage under employee-sponsored benefit plans. ERISA should not be allowed to trump states’ ability to protect innocent human life in the womb. Congress and DOL should clarify that ERISA does not preempt states’ power to restrict abortion, surrogacy, or other anti-life “benefits.” RELIGION l Provide robust protections for religious employers. America’s religious diversity means that workplaces include people of many faiths and that many employers are faith-based. Nevertheless, the Biden Administration has been hostile to people of faith, especially those with traditional beliefs

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