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Recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and…

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Recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.

Introduced: April 11, 2018 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 11, 2018
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Recognizes: (1) Black Maternal Health Week; and (2) that black women experience high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.

What's happening now April 11, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 33
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · May 3, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2018
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 23, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 18, 2018
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 18, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 18, 2018
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Apr 18, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 11, 2018
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 11, 2018
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 11, 2018
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 11, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 11, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 11, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 11, 2018
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 11, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 11, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 11, 2018
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 11, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Apr 11, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 11, 2018
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 11, 2018
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 11, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Apr 11, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 11, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 11, 2018
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 11, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 11, 2018
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Apr 11, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 11, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 11, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 11, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 11, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 818: Recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-818/
MLA
"H. Res. 818: Recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-818/.
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H. Res. 818, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-818/.
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[H. Res. 818: Recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-818/)
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