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Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2020, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal health crisis in the Black…

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Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2020, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

Introduced: April 17, 2020 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 17, 2020
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This resolution recognizes (1) the significance of Black Maternal Health Week; (2) that Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to raise national awareness of the state of black maternal health in the United States; and (3) that black women experience high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.

What's happening now April 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 317 Related bill Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019 as "Black Maternal Health Week".
  • SRES 154 Related bill A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 41
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 17, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 17, 2020
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 17, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 17, 2020
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 17, 2020
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Apr 17, 2020
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 17, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 17, 2020
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 17, 2020
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 17, 2020
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2020
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 17, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Apr 17, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 17, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Apr 17, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 17, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Apr 17, 2020
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Apr 17, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 17, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Apr 17, 2020
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Apr 17, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 17, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Apr 17, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Apr 17, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Apr 17, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 17, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 17, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 17, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 17, 2020
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Apr 17, 2020
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Apr 17, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 17, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Apr 17, 2020
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 17, 2020
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 17, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Apr 17, 2020
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Apr 17, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 926: Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2020, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-926/
MLA
"H. Res. 926: Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2020, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-926/.
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H. Res. 926, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-926/.
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[H. Res. 926: Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2020, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-926/)
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