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The resolution increases regular, coordinated blood donations from Senators and federal employees to help patients, while imposing modest administrative costs and carrying a risk of perceived favoritism toward selected blood centers.
Federal employees and Senators will have quarterly on-site blood drives, increasing the supply of donated blood available to hospitals and patients (including seniors and other recipients).
Committee approval plus consultation with qualified blood organizations promotes orderly, safe, and well-coordinated blood drives on the Senate campus.
Taxpayers and Senate administrative offices (e.g., the Sergeant at Arms) will bear modest administrative and logistical costs to host quarterly drives, paid from existing resources or appropriations.
Allowing Senators to request specific blood organizations could create perceptions of favoritism or unequal access for non-selected blood centers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes the Senate Sergeant at Arms, with Rules Committee approval, to hold one blood donation drive each calendar quarter during the 119th Congress and manage logistics and partners.
Authorizes the Senate Sergeant at Arms to hold one blood donation drive per calendar quarter during the 119th Congress, in coordination with the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. The Sergeant at Arms must consult with the Committee to select dates, identify locations and partner blood organizations (and may consider Senators’ requests for specific organizations), and is charged with setting conditions and handling physical preparations and implementation for each drive.
Introduced January 27, 2025 by Addison Mitchell McConnell · Last progress January 27, 2025