The Honor Our Living Donors Act amends federal law governing reimbursement for living organ donors by eliminating income-based restrictions on who can receive donor expense reimbursement. Currently, programs that reimburse living donors for expenses like travel and lost wages can consider the recipient's income when determining payment amounts; this bill removes that consideration so that donor reimbursement is not reduced based on how much money the organ recipient earns. The bill also removes language suggesting organ recipients should expect to pay donors out-of-pocket. Additionally, the legislation requires the Department of Health and Human Services to submit annual reports to Congress beginning December 31 of each year documenting whether the reimbursement program has adequate funding to cover all qualifying expenses for participating donors, and to estimate how many donors went unreimbursed and how much additional funding would be needed for full reimbursement. The bill affects living organ donors and the federal grant programs that support them, though no specific new funding amounts are specified in the legislation itself.
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