National Kidney Foundation: Legislative Action Center

NKF’s Legislative Action Center provides the latest information about legislation and policy relating to chronic kidney disease, transplantation and donation. The featured action alerts allow you to easily advocate to your Members of Congress on these issues. We invite you to become an NKF patient advocate by joining our People Like Us Take Action Network. Just complete an action alert below or click here to sign up. We will email you when new action alerts are posted and send you periodic issue updates to keep you informed.

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In this legislative lull, I'd like to invite you to learn more about the work of the National Kidney Foundation by subscribing to the monthly E-Kidney newsletter. This is a concise electronic newsletter that covers all the programs and initiatives of the NKF. E-kidney offers information on new studies in the field, advocacy activities, NKF programs, kidney-friendly recipes and profiles of those touched by kidney disease and transplantation.

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Help build the Kidney Caucus

As the 110th Congress comes to a close, all unpassed legislation will die and need to be re-introduced after January. However, there is still work we can do now to build a stronger voice for kidney patients by recruiting new members for the Congressional Kidney Caucus. Send a message today! ...
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Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act

The U.S. Congress wants to recognize the sacrifice of living and deceased organ donors with a commemorative medal. The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act, which passed the House of Representatives (H.R. 6950) on September 25, 2008 and is pending in the Senate (S. 3530), will establish a congressional medal of honor to be bestowed upon living donors and donor families. This medal is named for former Congresswoman Tubbs Jones, who was dedicated to eliminating health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations. She donated her organs when she recently passed away. ...
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