Supporting the designation of April 2019 as “National Donate Life Month”.

supports the designation of April 2019 as “National Donate Life Month”;

supports the goals and ideals of National Donate Life Month;

supports promoting awareness of organ and tissue donation by increasing public awareness;

encourages States, localities, and territories of the United States to support the goals and ideals of National Donate Life Month by issuing a proclamation to designate April as “National Donate Life Month”;

commends each individual who—

acknowledges the grief of families who face the loss of loved ones and commends the families who, in their grief, choose to donate the organs and tissues of deceased family members;

recognizes the generous contribution made by each living individual who has donated an organ or tissue to save and enhance the life of another individual;

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 patients;

commends the medical professionals and organ donation and transplantation experts who have worked to improve organ donation of deceased and living individuals and to increase the number of deceased and living donors, thus saving more lives; and

salutes each individual who has helped to give the gift of life by supporting, promoting, and encouraging organ and tissue donation.