Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Organ Transplant Nonprofits

‘They must operate within the bounds of the law,’ Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said.

House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Members of Congress are investigating nonprofits that procure organs in the United States, amid concerns they may be abusing the Medicare system.

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), chairman of the committee’s Oversight Subcommittee, announced on July 23 that they’re probing three organ procurement organizations, or nonprofits that help find organ donors and assist medical staff when donors are found.