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HOUSE 6020118th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Honor Our Living Donors Act

Last Action
12/17/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-17Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2024-12-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-12-16On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7170)
  • 2024-12-16Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7170)
  • 2024-12-16DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6020.
  • 2024-12-16Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7170-7171)
  • 2024-12-16Mr. Bucshon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 2024-07-23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509.
  • 2024-07-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-611.
  • 2024-07-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-611.
  • 2024-06-12Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
  • 2024-06-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2024-05-16Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
  • 2024-05-16Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2023-11-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-07-23 (07)

Honor Our Living Donors Act

This bill modifies certain criteria that is used to determine eligibility under the Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program, which reimburses organ donors for certain incidental expenses related to organ donation (e.g., travel expenses). 

The bill specifies that the organ recipient's income may not be considered in determining whether an organ donor may be reimbursed under the program. (Currently, an organ recipient's income may not be greater than 350% of the federal poverty guidelines.) Additionally, under the bill, organ donors may be reimbursed regardless of whether the organ recipient pays them (or could be expected to pay them) for their expenses.

The Department of Health and Human Services must report on whether the program adequately covers the expenses of organ donors, and if not, the amount of necessary funding. 

Cosponsors (9)

  • Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
  • Joe Wilson (R-SC)
  • Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
  • Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
  • Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
  • Dean Phillips (D-MN)
  • Don Bacon (R-NE)
  • Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
  • Donald Davis (D-NC)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
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