What does Preamble of HR 7581 do?

This bill proposes to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act. It aims to establish a demonstration program. The program would provide payment under the Medicare program for living kidney donor transplant facilitator training.

What does SHORT TITLE. of HR 7581 do?

This Act is formally titled the 'Living Organ Volunteer Engagement Act' or the 'LOVE Act'.

What does MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR LIVING of HR 7581 do?

This section amends the Social Security Act to establish an 8-year demonstration program. The Secretary will pay eligible hospitals for the reasonable costs of operating a living kidney donor transplant facilitator training program. Hospitals eligible to participate perform kidney transplants. The program trains individuals to assist patients with end-stage renal disease in identifying living kidney donors and navigating the donation process. The Secretary may waive provisions of title to implement the demonstration program. The Secretary must submit reports to Congress, including data on living kidney donors, transplants, outcomes, and cost savings. The reports will cover a 5-year period following enactment and then be updated annually for two years. ’Appropriate committees of Congress’ are defined as the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Senate Finance Committees. ’Facilitator’ is defined as an individual who has received training under a living kidney donor transplant facilitator training program.

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LOVE Act — HR. 7581

Last updated: 2/13/2026 · Introduced: 2/13/2026

Author: Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)

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The LOVE Act establishes an 8-year demonstration program within Medicare to reimburse hospitals for training living kidney donor transplant facilitators.
This program aims to assist patients with end-stage renal disease in finding living kidney donors and navigating the donation process.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services will report to Congress on the program's data, outcomes, and cost savings.

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