Expressing support for the designation of April 2019 as "National Donate Life Month".

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 315 Expressing support for the designation of April 2019 as ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 12, 2019 Mr. CORREA (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. ROYBAL- ALLARD, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. HECK, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. COSTA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, and Ms. DELBENE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of April 2019 as ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’. Whereas, in April 2019, over 113,000 individuals were on the official waiting list managed for organ donation by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network estab- lished under section 372 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274) (referred to in this resolution as the ‘‘national transplant waiting list’’); Whereas in 2018, 36,529 transplant procedures were per- formed with organs from 10,721 deceased donors and 6,841 living donors, yet on average, 20 people die each day while waiting for an organ donation; VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Apr 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR315.IH HR315 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 315 IH Whereas over 145,000,000 people in the United States are registered to be organ and tissue donors, yet the demand for donated organs outweighs the supply of organs made available each day; Whereas, in 2018, a record was set for the number of organ transplants performed in a single year, for the sixth con- secutive year, yet every 10 minutes, 1 person is added to the national transplant waiting list; Whereas an organ donation from a single deceased donor can benefit up to 8 individuals, and tissue donation can ben- efit an additional 75 or more; Whereas a living donor can donate a kidney or a portion of a lung or the liver to save the life of another individual; and Whereas April is traditionally recognized as ‘‘National Do- nate Life Month’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 2 Donate Life Month; 3 (2) supports promoting awareness of organ and 4 tissue donation by increasing public awareness; 5 (3) encourages States, localities, and territories 6 of the United States to support the goals and ideals 7 of National Donate Life Month by issuing a procla- 8 mation to designate ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’; 9 (4) commends each individual who— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Apr 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR315.IH HR315 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 315 IH (A) is a registered organ and tissue donor 1 who may have a positive impact on the life of 2 another individual; or 3 (B) indicates a wish to become an organ 4 and tissue donor; 5 (5) acknowledges the grief of families who face 6 the loss of loved ones and commends the families 7 who, in their grief, choose to donate the organs and 8 tissues of deceased family members; 9 (6) recognizes the generous contribution made 10 by each living individual who has donated an organ 11 or tissue to save and enhance the life of another in- 12 dividual; 13 (7) acknowledges the advances in medical tech- 14 nology that have enabled organ transplantation with 15 organs donated by living individuals to become a via- 16 ble treatment option for an increasing number of pa- 17 tients; 18 (8) commends the medical professionals and 19 organ donation and transplantation experts who 20 have worked to improve the deceased and living 21 organ donation and increase the number of deceased 22 and living donors and thus save more lives; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Apr 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR315.IH HR315 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 315 IH (9) salutes each individual who has helped to 1 give the gift of life by supporting, promoting, and 2 encouraging organ donation. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Apr 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR315.IH HR315 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS