,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,lawler 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,davis of ,north ,carolina1 and ,mr4    
,van ,drew7 introduced the following    
bill2 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     
donor1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,kidney ,donation                   
,anti-,discrimination ,act4  #b4        
,discrimination based on living kidney  
donor status  7a7 ,in general ,it shall 
be unlawful to discriminate against a   
living kidney donor1 in the offering1   
issuance1 cancellation1 price or        
conditions of a life insurance policy1  
or in the amount of coverage provided   
under a life insurance policy1 based    
solely on the status of such person as a
 living kidney donor1 without evidence  

of additional actuarial risks1 unrelated
 to their donation4  7b7 ,private right 
of action ,a person who suffers harm as 
a result of a violation of subsection   
7a7 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 fees4  7c7   
,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 does4  7d7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,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 insured4  7#b7    
,living kidney donor ,the term living   
kidney donor means an individual who has
 donated a kidney and is not deceased4