III 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 479 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 23, 2018 Ms. Heitkamp (for herself, Ms. Collins , and Ms. Warren ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating April 2018 as National Donate Life Month .

Whereas, in April 2018, more than 114,000 individuals in the United States were on the official national transplant waiting list (referred to in this preamble as the national transplant waiting list ) managed by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network; Whereas, in 2017, 34,770 transplant procedures were performed in the United States 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; Whereas, on average, 20 people die each day in the United States while waiting for an organ donation; Whereas more than 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