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- Last Action
- 8/1/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-22Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2025-01-22Introduced in House
- 2025-01-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-22 (00)
Honor Our Living Donors Act
This bill modifies certain criteria 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 (12)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Health care costs and insurance
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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