Pennsylvania HR 432: A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" and April 10, 2026, as "Blue and Green Day" in Pennsylvania in support of organ donation awareness.

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PRINTER'S NO. 2986
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 432
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, ISAACSON, GUZMAN, HILL-EVANS,
SCHLOSSBERG, BRENNAN, VENKAT, McNEILL, GALLAGHER, BOROWSKI,
HOHENSTEIN, BERNSTINE, HANBIDGE, SANCHEZ, MENTZER, MADDEN,
RIVERA, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DOUGHERTY, FRANKEL, KINKEAD, WARREN,
CIRESI, FLEMING AND GILLEN, MARCH 11, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 11, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" and
April 10, 2026, as "Blue and Green Day" in Pennsylvania in
support of organ donation awareness.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania strongly supports organ and tissue
donation because of its lifesaving and life-enhancing
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania saw strong donation activity in 2024,
with nearly 2,300 transplants, and by mid-2025, more than 7,000
residents were on the transplant waitlist, showing ongoing need;
and
WHEREAS, Nearly half of all Pennsylvanians have demonstrated
their support of donation by registering as organ, tissue and
cornea donors; and
WHEREAS, One organ and tissue donor may save up to eight
lives, restore sight to two people and heal the lives of 75
others; and
WHEREAS, People of all ages are considered potential organ
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and tissue donors; and
WHEREAS, The Organ Donation Advisory Committee, Department of
Health, Department of Education, Department of Transportation
and this Commonwealth's two organ procurement organizations, the
Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) and Gift of Life
Donor Program, are committed to saving and restoring the lives
of those in need of organ, cornea and tissue transplantation by
continuing to increase public awareness of the importance of
becoming a registered donor; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" and April 10, 2026,
as "Blue and Green Day" in Pennsylvania in support of organ
donation awareness.
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