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Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act

USA119th CongressHR-3698| House 
| Updated: 6/3/2025
Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation introduces a new refundable tax credit within the Internal Revenue Code for individuals who donate specific life-saving organs, such as kidneys, livers, or bone marrow. The primary goal is to alleviate the financial burden on living organ donors by allowing them to claim a credit for various expenses associated with their donation, thereby encouraging more life-saving procedures. The credit covers a comprehensive range of costs, including those paid by the taxpayer for transplantation, travel, lodging, and other logistical expenses. It also includes medical expenses related to the donation and follow-up care, paperwork or legal costs, and any lost wages incurred by the individual due to the transplantation process. However, it explicitly states that any amounts reimbursed by other entities, whether public or private, are not eligible for this credit. To qualify, the donation must involve a qualified life-saving organ , and the donor must be alive when the organ is removed. The maximum credit allowed is $5,000 per individual per taxable year , and the donation and transplantation must occur within the United States in accordance with its laws. Furthermore, the bill amends existing acts to clarify that this tax credit is not considered unlawful compensation under the National Organ Transplant Act and coordinates with federal living organ donation grants.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6171
Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2023
Jun 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6171
    Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2023


  • June 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 3, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Taxation

Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act

USA119th CongressHR-3698| House 
| Updated: 6/3/2025
This legislation introduces a new refundable tax credit within the Internal Revenue Code for individuals who donate specific life-saving organs, such as kidneys, livers, or bone marrow. The primary goal is to alleviate the financial burden on living organ donors by allowing them to claim a credit for various expenses associated with their donation, thereby encouraging more life-saving procedures. The credit covers a comprehensive range of costs, including those paid by the taxpayer for transplantation, travel, lodging, and other logistical expenses. It also includes medical expenses related to the donation and follow-up care, paperwork or legal costs, and any lost wages incurred by the individual due to the transplantation process. However, it explicitly states that any amounts reimbursed by other entities, whether public or private, are not eligible for this credit. To qualify, the donation must involve a qualified life-saving organ , and the donor must be alive when the organ is removed. The maximum credit allowed is $5,000 per individual per taxable year , and the donation and transplantation must occur within the United States in accordance with its laws. Furthermore, the bill amends existing acts to clarify that this tax credit is not considered unlawful compensation under the National Organ Transplant Act and coordinates with federal living organ donation grants.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6171
Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2023
Jun 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6171
    Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2023


  • June 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 3, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted