[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 210 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 210

       Designating February 14, 2002, as ``National Donor Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2002

   Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Frist, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
  Torricelli, Ms. Collins, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
 Inouye, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Specter, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dorgan, 
Mr. Cleland, Mr. Graham, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, and 
Mr. Reid) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Designating February 14, 2002, as ``National Donor Day''.

Whereas more than 80,000 individuals await organ transplants at any given 
        moment;
Whereas another man, woman, or child is added to the national organ transplant 
        waiting list every 13 minutes;
Whereas despite progress in the last 16 years, more than 16 people die each day 
        because of a shortage of donor organs;
Whereas almost everyone is a potential donor of organs, tissue, bone marrow, or 
        blood;
Whereas transplantation has become an element of mainstream medicine that 
        prolongs and enhances life;
Whereas for the fifth consecutive year, a coalition of health organizations is 
        joining forces for National Donor Day;
Whereas the first 3 National Donor Days raised a total of nearly 30,000 units of 
        blood, added more than 6,000 potential donors to the National Marrow 
        Donor Program Registry, and distributed tens of thousands of organ and 
        tissue pledge cards;
Whereas National Donor Day is America's largest 1-day organ, tissue, bone 
        marrow, and blood donation event; and
Whereas a number of businesses, foundations, and health organizations and the 
        Department of Health and Human Services have designated February l4, 
        2002, as National Donor Day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the goals and ideas of National Donor Day;
            (2) encourages all Americans to learn about the importance 
        of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and to 
        discuss such donation with their families and friends; and
            (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling on the people of the United States to conduct 
        appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate 
        support for organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation.
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