Honor Our Living Donors Act
This bill amends federal law to improve reimbursement for living organ donors. It prohibits grant recipients (like medical programs) from considering the organ recipient's income when reimbursing donors for qualifying expenses, and removes any expectation that organ recipients pay donors directly. The bill also requires the Secretary to submit an annual report by December 31, detailing whether grant funding fully covered all donor expenses and estimating any shortfalls. These changes directly affect living organ donors and the federal grant programs that reimburse them under the Public Health Service Act.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Dec 12, 2024
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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