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Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019 as "Black Maternal Health Week".

Introduced: April 12, 2019 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes that (1) Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to raise national awareness of the state of black maternal health in the United States; and (2) black women experience high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.

What's happening now April 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SRES 154 Related bill A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national…
  • HRES 926 Related bill Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2020, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring na…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 38
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 22, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 18, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 15, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 12, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Apr 12, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 12, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 12, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 12, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Apr 12, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 12, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 317: Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019 as "Black Maternal Health Week".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-317/
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"H. Res. 317: Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019 as "Black Maternal Health Week".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-317/.
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H. Res. 317, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-317/.
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