[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10401-S10402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE YOUTH FOR LIFE: 
                       REMEMBERING WALTER PAYTON

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 63 
and that the Senate proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 63) recognizing the 
     important contributions of the Youth For Life: Remembering 
     Walter Payton initiative and encouraging participation in 
     this nationwide effort to educate young people about organ 
     and tissue donation.


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  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, and that any statements 
relating thereto be printed in the Record, with the above occurring 
with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 63) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 63

       Whereas more than 76,000 men, women, and children currently 
     await life-saving transplants;
       Whereas every 14 minutes another name is added to the 
     national transplant waiting list;
       Whereas people of all ages and medical histories are 
     potential organ, tissue, and blood donors;
       Whereas more than 2,300 of those awaiting transplants are 
     under the age of 18;
       Whereas approximately 14,000 children and young adults 
     under the age of 18 have donated organs or tissue since 1988;
       Whereas science shows that acceptance rates increase when 
     donors are matched to recipients by age;
       Whereas organ donation is often a family decision, and 
     sharing a decision to become a donor with family members can 
     help to ensure a donation when an occasion arises;
       Whereas nationwide there are up to 15,000 potential donors 
     annually, but consent from family members to donation is 
     received for less than 6,000;
       Whereas educating young people about organ and tissue 
     donation promotes family discussions over the desire of 
     family members to become organ donors;
       Whereas Youth For Life: Remembering Walter Payton is 
     committed to educating young adults about organ donation and 
     encouraging students to discuss this decision with their 
     family and register to be organ donors;
       Whereas the Youth For Life: Remembering Walter Payton 
     program is dedicated to football legend Walter Payton, who 
     broke the NFL career rushing record on October 7, 1984; and
       Whereas Youth For Life: Remembering Walter Payton Day will 
     be held on October 9, 2001: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) supports the purposes and objectives of Youth For Life: 
     Remembering Walter Payton; and
       (2) encourages all young people to learn about the 
     importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donations 
     and to discuss these donations with their families and 
     friends.

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