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LOVE Act

USA119th CongressHR-7581| House 
| Updated: 2/13/2026
Nicole Malliotakis

Nicole Malliotakis

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation proposes an 8-year Medicare demonstration program to support living kidney donation by funding facilitator training. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would establish this program, providing payments to eligible hospitals for operating living kidney donor transplant facilitator training programs . These training programs are designed to equip individuals to assist Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease in identifying potential living kidney donors and navigating the complex donation process. The primary objective is to increase the number of living kidney donations and subsequent transplants, which could lead to Medicare cost savings by reducing reliance on dialysis services. The bill mandates comprehensive reporting to Congress, with an initial report due after six years and subsequent annual updates. These reports will assess the program's impact on the number of living donors and transplants, recipient outcomes, and any attributable cost savings to the Medicare program.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8809
LOVE Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8072
LOVE Act of 2022
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 116-8809
    LOVE Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8072
    LOVE Act of 2022


  • February 13, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • February 13, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Health

LOVE Act

USA119th CongressHR-7581| House 
| Updated: 2/13/2026
This legislation proposes an 8-year Medicare demonstration program to support living kidney donation by funding facilitator training. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would establish this program, providing payments to eligible hospitals for operating living kidney donor transplant facilitator training programs . These training programs are designed to equip individuals to assist Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease in identifying potential living kidney donors and navigating the complex donation process. The primary objective is to increase the number of living kidney donations and subsequent transplants, which could lead to Medicare cost savings by reducing reliance on dialysis services. The bill mandates comprehensive reporting to Congress, with an initial report due after six years and subsequent annual updates. These reports will assess the program's impact on the number of living donors and transplants, recipient outcomes, and any attributable cost savings to the Medicare program.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8809
LOVE Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8072
LOVE Act of 2022
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 116-8809
    LOVE Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8072
    LOVE Act of 2022


  • February 13, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • February 13, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Nicole Malliotakis

Nicole Malliotakis

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

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