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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 827 

Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as ‘‘National Donate 

Life Month’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2018 

Mr. CORREA (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. COHEN, 

Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MARINO, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and Ms. SA ́NCHEZ) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as 

‘‘National Donate Life Month’’. 

Whereas, in April 2018, over 114,000 individuals were on the 

official waiting list managed for organ donation by the 

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

waiting list’’); 

Whereas, in 2017, 34,770 transplant procedures were performed with organs from 10,286 deceased donors and 

6,187 living donors, yet 6,081 candidates for transplantation died while waiting for an organ transplant; 


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Whereas on average, 20 people die each day while waiting for 

an organ donation; 

Whereas over 138,000,000 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 2017, 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 House of Representatives— 

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 ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’; 

10 (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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