H.R. No. 184

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Bone Marrow, Blood, and Organ Donation Registry Day
	is being observed in Texas on February 26, 2025; and
	WHEREAS, Each year, Bone Marrow, Blood, and Organ Donation
	Registry Day encourages citizens across the Lone Star State to
	register to become donors and to participate in local blood drives;
	while donations play an essential role in a broad range of critical
	medical treatments, only approximately three percent of the U.S.
	population is on the national registry for bone marrow, and only
	about half of Americans are signed up to be organ donors; moreover,
	while an estimated 37 percent of U.S. residents are eligible to
	donate blood, less than 10 percent of that group actually does so
	each year; and
	WHEREAS, A single organ donor can save up to eight lives and
	enhance the lives of more than 75 others; there are currently over
	103,000 individuals on the national transplant waiting list, with a
	new name added every eight minutes; although there are more than
	46,000 transplants performed annually, 17 people die each day while
	waiting for organs to become available; and
	WHEREAS, Bone Marrow, Blood, and Organ Donation Registry Day
	was initiated to honor Dr. Anh Nguyen Reiss, a Houston physician who
	was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome and who dedicated the
	last years of her life to raising awareness of the need for bone
	marrow donors; though she passed away on February 26, 2016, at the
	age of 48, she and her family and friends helped more than double
	the number of Vietnamese donors on the registry; on May 29, 2019,
	Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill of the 86th Texas Legislature to
	designate February 26 as Bone Marrow, Blood, and Organ Donation
	Registry Day; and
	WHEREAS, Bone marrow, blood, and organ donation can give hope
	to countless Americans for longer, healthier lives, and this worthy
	cause is one that deserves the earnest support of every citizen;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate Bone Marrow, Blood, and Organ
	Donation Registry Day 2025 and encourage all Texans to give blood
	and to sign up to become organ and bone marrow donors.
	Wu
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 184 was adopted by the House on February
	26, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House