119-HR4582
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.
Last action was on 7-22-2025
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4582
1. Clarification of organ donation surgery as qualifying as a serious health condition under FMLA1. 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 - 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.".