A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 goal is to ensure that the income of an organ recipient is not taken into account when providing reimbursement for expenses to individuals who donate organs. The legislation also involves changes to the existing Public Health Service Act regarding the expectation of payments. Additionally, it requires the Secretary to prepare and submit an annual report to Congress. This report must address whether grant funding was adequate to reimburse all qualifying expenses for donating individuals.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill facilitates organ donation by ensuring living donors are reimbursed based on expenses regardless of the recipient's income.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates an annual report to Congress regarding the adequacy of grant funding for organ donor reimbursement.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reimbursement Process: Under Section 2, the recipient of a grant will not have to give any consideration to the income of the organ recipient when providing reimbursement to a donating individual.
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Accountability through Reporting: Section 4 requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress and make it public. This report will include whether grants provided adequate funding to reimburse all qualifying expenses and the estimated number of individuals who did not receive full reimbursement.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill facilitates organ donation by ensuring living donors are reimbursed based on expenses regardless of the recipient's income.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates an annual report to Congress regarding the adequacy of grant funding for organ donor reimbursement.
- 1/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John BoozmanRepublican · Arkansas
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Mike RoundsRepublican · South Dakota