HI HR22

Hawaii House Resolution urging U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 2687, the End Kidney Deaths Act, which was introduced to the 119th Congress on April 7, 2025

The End Kidney Deaths Act would provide regulated, refundable tax credits for individuals who donate a kidney to a stranger (non-directed living donation)

More than 5,000 Hawaii residents currently rely on dialysis, and nearly 95,000 Americans nationwide await kidney transplants, with thousands dying each year despite transplantation being a proven life-saving treatment

The federal government spends approximately $50 billion annually on dialysis care, while each kidney transplant saves an estimated $500,000 compared to lifetime dialysis costs

Expanding kidney transplant access could save up to 10,000 lives annually and reduce federal healthcare spending by approximately $4 billion per year