Whereas more than 70,000 individuals await organ transplants at any given moment; Whereas another man, woman, or child is added to the national organ transplant waiting list every 20 minutes; Whereas despite the progress in the last 15 years, more than 15 people per day die because of a shortage of donor organs; Whereas almost everyone is a potential organ, tissue, and blood donor; Whereas transplantation has become an element of mainstream medicine that prolongs and enhances life; Whereas for the fourth consecutive year, a coalition of health organizations is joining forces for National Donor Day; Whereas the first three National Donor Days raised a total of nearly 25,000 units of blood, added over 4,000 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 one-day organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation event; and Whereas a number of businesses, foundations, health organizations, and the Department of Health and Human Services have designated February 10, 2001, as National Donor Day: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Congress-- (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.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress Senate author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS Whereas more than 70,000 individuals await organ transplants at any given moment; Whereas another man, woman, or child is added to the national organ transplant waiting list every 20 minutes; Whereas despite the progress in the last 15 years, more than 15 people per day die because of a shortage of donor organs; Whereas almost everyone is a potential organ, tissue, and blood donor; Whereas transplantation has become an element of mainstream medicine that prolongs and enhances life; Whereas for the fourth consecutive year, a coalition of health organizations is joining forces for National Donor Day; Whereas the first three National Donor Days raised a total of nearly 25,000 units of blood, added over 4,000 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 one-day organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation event; and Whereas a number of businesses, foundations, health organizations, and the Department of Health and Human Services have designated February 10, 2001, as National Donor Day: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Congress-- (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.;S. Con. Res. 12 (ES) Bills and Statutes 107_cong_bills legislative 2010-09-01 Whereas more than 70,000 individuals await organ transplants at any given moment; Whereas another man, woman, or child is added to the national organ transplant waiting list every 20 minutes; Whereas despite the progress in the last 15 years, more than 15 people per day die because of a shortage of donor organs; Whereas almost everyone is a potential organ, tissue, and blood donor; Whereas transplantation has become an element of mainstream medicine that prolongs and enhances life; Whereas for the fourth consecutive year, a coalition of health organizations is joining forces for National Donor Day; Whereas the first three National Donor Days raised a total of nearly 25,000 units of blood, added over 4,000 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 one-day organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation event; and Whereas a number of businesses, foundations, health organizations, and the Department of Health and Human Services have designated February 10, 2001, as National Donor Day: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Congress-- (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. S. Con. Res. 12 (ES) U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-02-15 monographic deposited born digital 3 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/4: P0b002ee18069519d https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-107sconres12es S. Con. Res. 12 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325571 Congressional bills Senate concurrent resolutions f:sc12es.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-107sconres12es https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-107sconres12es/html/BILLS-107sconres12es.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-107sconres12es/pdf/BILLS-107sconres12es.pdf fdlp DGPO 2010-09-01 2023-01-16 BILLS-107sconres12es machine generated eng sconres BILLS-107sconres12es 107 1 SENATE SENATE 12 es es false false