IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1181 
Expressing support for designation of April as ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’ 
and expressing gratitude to all Americans who have registered to be 
organ and tissue donors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2024 
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CORREA, and Mr. MURPHY) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of April as ‘‘National 
Donate Life Month’’ and expressing gratitude to all 
Americans who have registered to be organ and tissue 
donors. 
Whereas, as of March 2024, 103,223 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), commonly referred to as the ‘‘national 
transplant waiting list’’; 
Whereas, in 2023, over 46,000 transplant procedures were 
performed with organs from over 16,000 deceased donors 
and over 9,400 living donors, yet on average, 17 people 
die each day while waiting for an organ donation; 
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•HRES 1181 IH 
Whereas over 169,000,000 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, on September 9, 2022, the United States reached 
the historic milestone of over 1,000,000 transplants per-
formed, more than any other country in the world; 
Whereas, in 2023, a record was set for the number of de-
ceased donor organ transplants performed in a single 
year, for the thirteenth consecutive year, and annual 
records were also set for the number of kidney, liver, 
heart, and lung transplants; 
Whereas transplantation is the therapy of choice, and fre-
quently the only option, to ease patient suffering, restore 
patient health, and allow patients to lead more productive 
lives; 
Whereas modern medicine has progressed to allow exponen-
tially more successful transplant surgeries to be per-
formed; 
Whereas scientific breakthroughs in the field of living dona-
tions have allowed a living donor to donate a kidney or 
a portion of the liver to save the life of another indi-
vidual; 
Whereas in addition to addressing public health concerns, 
there are also enormous financial savings to the United 
States health care system that can be realized by increas-
ing organ donation and transplantation nationally; and 
Whereas April is traditionally recognized as ‘‘National Do-
nate Life Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 1181 IH 
(1) supports the designation, goals, and ideals 
of ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’; 
(2) expresses its support and gratitude to all 
Americans who have registered to be organ and tis-
sue donors; 
(3) acknowledges the grief of families who face 
the loss of loved ones and commends the families 
who, in their grief, choose to donate the organs and 
tissues of deceased family members; 
(4) recognizes the generous contribution made 
by each living individual who has donated an organ 
or tissue to save and enhance the life of another in-
dividual; 
(5) encourages those Americans who are not al-
ready donors to consider their organ, blood and tis-
sue donation options; 
(6) commends the medical professionals and 
organ donation and transplantation experts who 
have worked to improve the donation process to in-
crease the number of deceased and living donors and 
thus save more lives; 
(7) encourages States, localities, and territories 
of the United States to support the goals and ideals 
of National Donate Life Month by issuing a procla-
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•HRES 1181 IH 
mation to designate ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’; 
and 
(8) supports the many public events that will be 
conducted in April in every State to thank donors 
and donor families, to publicize the organ shortage, 
and to educate individuals on the benefits of becom-
ing an organ and tissue donor. 
Æ 
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