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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. ROYBALALLARD, 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 established 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 performed 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; 


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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 consecutive 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 benefit 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 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 and 

5 tissue donation 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 and tissue donor 

2 who may have a positive impact on the life of 

3 another individual; or 

4 (B) indicates a wish to become an organ 

5 and tissue 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 and 

9 tissues of deceased family members; 

10 (6) recognizes the generous contribution made 

11 by each living individual who has donated an organ 

12 or tissue to save and enhance the life of another in13 dividual; 

14 (7) acknowledges the advances in medical tech15 nology that have enabled organ transplantation with 

16 organs donated by living individuals to become a via17 ble treatment option for an increasing number of pa18 tients; 

19 (8) commends the medical professionals and 

20 organ donation and transplantation experts who 

21 have worked to improve the deceased and living 

22 organ donation and increase the number of deceased 

23 and living donors and thus save more lives; and 


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1 (9) salutes each individual who has helped to 

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

3 encouraging organ donation. 

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