What We're Fighting For:

The End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 2687/ EKDA) is a ten year pilot program to provide a refundable tax credit of $10,000 per year for five years ($50,000 total) to living kidney donors who donate a kidney to a stranger, which will go to those who have been waiting longest on the kidney waitlist. By the 10th year after the passage of the EKDA, up to 100,000 Americans who had been dying on the waitlist will instead have healthy kidneys, and taxpayers will have saved up to $37 billion.

Pass the End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 9275) in 2025

Every year, thousands of Americans die while waiting for a kidney transplant.

It doesn’t have to be this way. The End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 2687) offers a bold, compassionate solution to save lives and end the kidney shortage in the United States.

We are a national movement of kidney donors, recipients, patients, doctors, researchers, and advocates working to modernize outdated federal laws that are blocking access to life-saving transplants. Our goal is simple and urgent: ensure that no one in America dies while waiting for a kidney.

This reform will:

  • Save up to 100,000 lives over 10 years

  • Cut Medicare spending by up to $37 billion by replacing costly dialysis with successful kidney transplants

Why We Need Change Now

Right now, more than 90,000 Americans are on the kidney transplant waitlist. Half of them will die before they get a transplant. Deceased donation alone cannot meet this need. We must increase the number of living donors and that means making donation possible for more people.

How You Can Help

This is a historic moment. The End Kidney Deaths Act is gaining momentum in Congress, but we need your voice to keep the pressure on. You can:

  • Email your members of Congress

  • Call your representatives

  • Write a letter or op-ed to your local newspaper

  • Join our monthly Zoom meetings

  • Share your story and spread awareness

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The Facts

  • Kidney disease affects more than 800,000 Americans.

  • Dialysis costs taxpayers $50+ billion a year.

  • Fewer than 400 Americans donate a kidney to a stranger each year.

  • Living donors are healthier than average and live long, full lives.

For details, email: ElainePerlman@modifynota.org

Take Action Today

Be part of a movement that is saving lives. Together, we can make sure that no one dies waiting for a kidney.