Organ Donor Leave Act
Public Law 106-56 · H.R. 457 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 24, 1999 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7)
Cosponsors (24): Rep. Eleanor Norton, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Organ Donor Leave Act -Permits a Federal employee, in any calendar year, to use not to exceed: (1) seven days of paid leave to serve as a bone-marrow donor; and (2) 30 days of paid leave to serve as an organ donor.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Sep 24, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-56.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 8, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 27, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Aug 3, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 27, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 26, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mrs. Biggert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 8, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- May 19, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- May 13, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Feb 9, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Feb 2, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.