Illinois HR 607: BLOOD DONOR MONTH

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HR0607LRB104 18846 ECR 32291 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, More than 55 years ago, January was designated as 

3National Blood Donor Month as an annual observance to honor 

4voluntary blood donors and to encourage more people to donate 

5blood at a time when blood supplies are historically low; and

6 WHEREAS, Blood donations are the backbone of Illinois' 

7health care; every two seconds, someone needs a blood 

8transfusion, but blood cannot be manufactured and is only made 

9possible by generous donors who roll up their sleeves to help 

10save lives; and

11 WHEREAS, The Illinois population is aging, and too few new 

12donors are volunteering to take the place of those unable to 

13donate any longer; only about 3% of the age-eligible 

14population donates blood, but patient needs are constant; and

15 WHEREAS, Type O blood is often used in trauma situations, 

16making it the most needed blood type and most likely to be in 

17short supply during a blood emergency; and

18 WHEREAS, Patients requiring blood transfusions include 

19cancer patients, accident, burn, and trauma victims, newborn 

20babies and their mothers, transplant recipients, surgery 

21patients, chronically transfused patients suffering from 

HR0607- 2 -LRB104 18846 ECR 32291 r

1sickle cell disease or thalassemia, and many more; therefore, 

2be it

3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

4HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 

5we declare January 2026 as Blood Donor Month in the State of 

6Illinois; and be it further

7 RESOLVED, That we urge all citizens to celebrate the cause 

8of blood donation and to recognize the lifesaving 

9contributions of volunteer blood donors; and be it further

10 RESOLVED,