H.R. 6020 · 118th Congress

Honor Our Living Donors Act

Introduced on Oct 24, 2023 by Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23). 9 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 24, 2023
Cosponsors
9
6 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate consideration of the income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jay ObernolteR-CA-23Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Oct 24, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Oct 24, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Oct 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Nov 3, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. May 16, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. May 16, 2024 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
  7. Jun 12, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 12, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
  9. Jul 23, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-611.
  10. Jul 23, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-611.
  11. Jul 23, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509.
  12. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMr. Bucshon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7170-7171)
  14. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6020.
  15. Dec 16, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7170)
  16. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7170)
  17. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 17, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Nephrology Nurses Association5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION5 reports
    $605K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, INCAI match · 100%
  3. Nonprofit Kidney Care Alliance4 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  4. American Kidney Fund3 reports
    $565K reported (all issues)
  5. American Society of Nephrology2 reports
    Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY INCAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.