[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 14 (Thursday, February 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 210--DESIGNATING FEBRUARY 14, 2002, AS ``NATIONAL 
                              DONOR DAY''

  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:

                              S. Res. 210

       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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