,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bi1 #bjad ,mr4 ,casey submitted the    
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,donate ,life ,month4  ,whereas in      
,march #bjad1 over #aah1hjj individuals 
were on the official waiting list for   
organ donation managed by the ,organ    
,procurement and ,transplantation       
,network2 ,whereas in #bjac1 #ca1dbb    
organs from #ad1beg donors 7including   
both living and deceased donors7 were   
transplanted into #bh1ieb patients1 yet 
#f1abc candidates for transplantation   
died while waiting for an organ         
transplant2 ,whereas on average1 #ah    
people die every day of every year while
 waiting for an organ donation2 ,whereas
 over #ajj1jjj1jjj people in the ,united
 ,states are registered to be organ and 

tissue donors1 yet the demand for       
donated organs still outweighs the      
supply of organs made available each    
day2 ,whereas many people do not know   
about their options for organ and tissue
 donation1 or have not made their wishes
 clear to their families2 ,whereas organ
 and tissue donation can give meaning to
 the tragic loss of a loved one by      
enabling up to #h people to receive the 
gift of life from a single deceased     
donor2 ,whereas living donors can donate
 a kidney or a portion of a lung or     
liver to save the life of another       
individual2 and ,whereas ,april is      
traditionally recognized as ,national   
,donate ,life ,month3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7        
supports the goals and ideals of        
,national ,donate ,life ,month2  7#b7   
supports promoting awareness of organ   
donation2  7#c7 encourages ,states1     
localities1 and the territories and     
possessions of the ,united ,states to   
support the goals and ideals of         

,national ,donate ,life ,month by       
issuing proclamations designating ,april
 #bjad as ,national ,donate ,life       
,month2  7#d7 commends the generous gift
 of life provided by individuals who    
indicate their wish to become organ     
donors2  7#e7 acknowledges the grief of 
families facing the loss of a loved one 
and commends those families who1 in     
their grief1 choose to donate the organs
 of their deceased family member2  7#f7 
recognizes the generous contribution    
made by each living individual who has  
donated an organ to save a life2  7#g7  
acknowledges the advances in medical    
technology that have enabled organ      
transplantation with organs donated by  
living individuals to become a viable   
treatment option for an increasing      
number of patients2  7#h7 commends the  
medical professionals and organ         
transplantation experts who have worked 
to improve the process of living organ  
donation and increase the number of     
living donors2 and  7#i7 salutes all    

individuals who have helped to give the 
gift of life by supporting1 promoting1  
and encouraging organ donation4