Gives Living Organ Donors a Tax Credit
HR3698-119 · Introduced Jun 3, 2025
Why it matters
Donors could get up to $5,000 back for costs like travel, lodging, and missed work. Costs that insurers or others repay would not count toward the credit.
What it does
- Offers a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for living organ or bone marrow donors
- Covers travel, lodging, medical care, lost wages, and legal costs tied to donation
- Excludes any costs that another person or group already paid back
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About this bill
Would give living donors a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for donation costs. Costs repaid by anyone else would not count toward the credit.
Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act
Perspectives
💬 The case for
Transplant and patient groups would likely say the credit removes money barriers to living donation. It could encourage more people to donate.
💬 The case against
Some tax policy groups would likely say the credit adds to the tax code's complexity. They may also question its cost to the Treasury.
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