A resolution supporting the designation of April 2019 as "National Donate Life Month".

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 162 Supporting the designation of April 2019 as ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 11, 2019 Ms. WARREN (for herself and Ms. COLLINS) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions MAY 6, 2019 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of April 2019 as ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’. Whereas, in April 2019, more than 113,000 individuals were on the official waiting list for organ donation managed by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network es- tablished under section 372 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274) (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘national transplant waiting list’’); Whereas, in 2018, 36,529 transplant procedures were per- formed in the United States with organs from 10,721 de- ceased donors and 6,841 living donors, yet on average, 20 people die each day while waiting for an organ dona- tion; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR162.ATS SR162 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 2 SRES 162 ATS Whereas more than 150,000,000 people in the United States are registered to be organ and tissue donors, yet the de- mand 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 organ donation from a single deceased donor can benefit up to 8 individuals, and tissue donation from a single deceased donor can benefit an additional 75 indi- viduals; 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 Senate— 1 (1) supports the designation of April 2019 as 2 ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’; 3 (2) supports the goals and ideals of National 4 Donate Life Month; 5 (3) supports promoting awareness of organ and 6 tissue donation by increasing public awareness; 7 (4) encourages States, localities, and territories 8 of the United States to support the goals and ideals 9 of National Donate Life Month by issuing a procla- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR162.ATS SR162 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 3 SRES 162 ATS mation to designate April as ‘‘National Donate Life 1 Month’’; 2 (5) commends each individual who— 3 (A) is a registered organ donor who may 4 have a positive effect on the life of another indi- 5 vidual; or 6 (B) indicates a wish to become an organ 7 and tissue donor; 8 (6) acknowledges the grief of families who face 9 the loss of loved ones and commends the families 10 who, in their grief, choose to donate the organs and 11 tissues of deceased family members; 12 (7) recognizes the generous contribution made 13 by each living individual who has donated an organ 14 or tissue to save and enhance the life of another in- 15 dividual; 16 (8) acknowledges the advances in medical tech- 17 nology that have enabled organ transplantation with 18 organs donated by living individuals to become a via- 19 ble treatment option for an increasing number of pa- 20 tients; 21 (9) commends the medical professionals and 22 organ donation and transplantation experts who 23 have worked to improve organ donation of deceased 24 and living individuals and to increase the number of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR162.ATS SR162 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 4 SRES 162 ATS deceased and living donors, thus saving more lives; 1 and 2 (10) salutes each individual who has helped to 3 give the gift of life by supporting, promoting, and 4 encouraging organ and tissue donation. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR162.ATS SR162 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS