III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 152 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 3, 2017 Ms. Heitkamp (for herself and Mr. Casey ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of April 2017 as National Donate Life Month .

Whereas, in April 2017, over 118,116 individuals were on the official waiting list for organ donation managed by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (referred to in this preamble as the national transplant waiting list ); Whereas, in 2016, 33,606 transplant procedures were performed with organs from 27,628 deceased donors and 5,978 living donors, yet 6,303 candidates for transplantation died while waiting for an organ transplant; Whereas, on average, 22 people die each day while waiting for an organ donation; Whereas over 130,000,000 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 2016, 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