# 119-hr-628: Honor Our Living Donors Act

119-hr-628, Honor Our Living Donors Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-628
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honor Our Living Donors Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Reimburse organ donors regardless of the recipient's income.** This bill would bar any consideration of an organ recipient's income when grants reimburse donating individuals and would tighten language so donors or recipients are not expected to provide payments outside the grant program. - Donating individuals: Would make reimbursement decisions depend only on qualifying expenses, not the recipient's finances. This aims to ensure more donors can receive payments for travel, lodging, and other covered costs. - Organ recipients: Removes wording that could imply or require recipients to pay donors and clarifies that reimbursement comes through the federal grant framework only. - Federal oversight and funding: Would require the Secretary to publish a public report by December 31 each year estimating how many donors did not receive full reimbursement and the total funding needed to cover all qualifying expenses.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Donor reimbursement not tied to recipient income: benefit, medium. If enacted, living organ donors who seek reimbursement under federal grants would not be judged by the recipient’s income. Grant administrators would have to ignore the recipient’s income when deciding eligibility or payment amounts. This could let more donors get money back for qualifying donation…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-628 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/628)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-628 (as of 2026-10-24).