IV 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 13, 2018 Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Ms. Norton , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Marino , Mr. Foster , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Visclosky , and Ms. Sánchez ) 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; 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