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.
Creates a federal tax credit of $10,000 per year for five years for qualified non‑directed living kidney donors (the year of donation plus the four following years). The credit applies only to kidneys removed after December 31, 2026, and no credit is allowed after December 31, 2036. The bill also amends the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that this tax credit is not treated as "valuable consideration."
Allows a tax credit for an individual who makes a qualified non-directed living kidney donation equal to $10,000 for the taxable year of the donation and for each of the four succeeding taxable years.
Defines “qualified non-directed living kidney donation” as the donation of a kidney removed during the donor's life where, at the time of removal, the donor does not know the identity of (A) the person who will receive the kidney or (B) any other person who will receive an organ in connection with that donation.
If the donor dies during a taxable year for which a credit is allowed, the credit for that year equals the excess of $50,000 over the total credits the donor received under this section in prior taxable years (i.e., an acceleration/adjustment on death).</statutory_reference":"Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 36C(c)(1)
Treats a qualified non-directed living kidney donation as made on the date the kidney is removed from the donor.
No credit is allowed under this section for any qualified non-directed living kidney donation after December 31, 2036.
Directly affected: people who become qualified non‑directed living kidney donors will receive significant financial relief through a multi‑year tax credit, lowering the economic barriers to donating (recovery costs, lost income, travel, lodging). Transplant centers and hospitals may see increased volunteer donor interest and will carry new verification and reporting responsibilities to support donors' claims for the credit. The IRS will need procedures to verify eligible donations, to coordinate with medical providers, and to process the multi‑year credit claims. Patients awaiting kidney transplants could benefit indirectly if the credit increases the number of available living donor kidneys, which may reduce wait times and transplantation-related costs. Federal revenues will be reduced by the aggregate value of credits claimed during the 2027–2036 period; the magnitude depends on how many donors claim the credit. The change to the National Organ Transplant Act reduces legal risk for donors and program administrators by clarifying the credit is not a prohibited payment, but the policy may spark ethical and legal debates about incentivizing organ donation and whether financial incentives could have unequal effects across income groups. Implementation burdens (verification, coordination between medical and tax systems) are modest but real, and program evaluation would be important to measure effects on donation rates, equity, and fiscal cost.
Last progress April 7, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on April 7, 2025 by Nicole Malliotakis