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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 152 

Expressing support for the designation of April 2017 as ‘‘National Donate 

Life Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 3, 2017 

Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. CASEY) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of April 2017 as 

‘‘National Donate Life Month’’. 

Whereas, in April 2017, over 118,116 individuals were on the 

official waiting list for organ donation managed by the 

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘national transplant 

waiting list’’); 

Whereas, in 2016, 33,606 transplant procedures were performed with organs from 27,628 deceased donors and 

5,978 living donors, yet 6,303 candidates for transplantation died while waiting for an organ transplant; 

Whereas, on average, 22 people die each day while waiting 

for an organ donation; 


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Whereas over 130,000,000 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 2016, a record was set for the number of organ 

transplants performed in a single 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; 

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 Donate Life Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Donate Life Month; 

4 (2) supports promoting awareness of organ do5 nation by increasing public awareness; 

6 (3) encourages States, localities, and territories 

7 of the United States to support the goals and ideals 

8 of National Donate Life Month by issuing a procla9 mation to designate April 2017 as ‘‘National Donate 

10 Life Month’’; 

11 (4) commends each individual who— 


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1 (A) is a registered organ donor who may 

2 have a positive impact on the life of another in3 dividual; or 

4 (B) indicates a wish to become an organ 

5 donor; 

6 (5) acknowledges the grief of families who face 

7 the loss of loved ones and commends the families 

8 who, in their grief, choose to donate the organs of 

9 deceased family members; 

10 (6) recognizes the generous contribution made 

11 by each living individual who has donated an organ 

12 to save the life of another individual; 

13 (7) acknowledges the advances in medical tech14 nology that have enabled organ transplantation with 

15 organs donated by living individuals to become a via16 ble treatment option for an increasing number of pa17 tients; 

18 (8) commends the medical professionals and 

19 organ transplantation experts who have worked to 

20 improve the process of living organ donation and in21 crease the number of living donors; and 

22 (9) salutes each individual who has helped to 

23 give the gift of life by supporting, promoting, and 

24 encouraging organ donation. 

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