Jay Obernolte (R-CA)· Introduced January 22, 2025

Honor Our Living Donors Act

H.R. 628 · House bill Health

A Republican bill with 11 Democratic cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors

Last activity January 22, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Honor Our Living Donors Act," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. Its primary purpose is to stop the consideration of an organ recipient's income when providing reimbursements to donating individuals. The legislation also changes the requirements regarding the expectation of payments by organ recipients. Additionally, it establishes a new requirement for an annual report from the Secretary. This report must detail whether grant funding was adequate to reimburse all donating individuals for qualifying expenses.

Yes· 3 of 4

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Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires the Secretary to prepare and make public an annual report regarding the adequacy of funding for organ donor reimbursements.
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Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
By decoupling reimbursements from the recipient's income, the bill protects the donor's ability to receive full reimbursement even if the recipient has a low income.
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Would people with disabilities be better off under this?
The bill ensures that individuals providing organs can be reimbursed for expenses without their compensation being impacted by the financial status of the person receiving the organ.