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Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

Introduced: April 11, 2022 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Apr 18, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Apr 12, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 12, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 12, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 11, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 11, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E378-379)
Apr 11, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes that Black women are experiencing high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States and that Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to deepen the national conversation about Black maternal health.

What's happening now April 18, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 12
 Cosponsors 66
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 14, 2022
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 14, 2022
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 14, 2022
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 14, 2022
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Bera, Ami
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 11, 2022
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 11, 2022
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Apr 11, 2022
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 11, 2022
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 11, 2022
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 11, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 11, 2022
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 11, 2022
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 11, 2022
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 11, 2022
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 11, 2022
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 11, 2022
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 11, 2022
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 11, 2022
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Garamendi, John
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 11, 2022
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 11, 2022
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2022
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2022
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 11, 2022
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 11, 2022
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 11, 2022
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 11, 2022
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2022
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 11, 2022
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 11, 2022
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 11, 2022
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2022
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 11, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 11, 2022
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2022
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Apr 11, 2022
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Apr 11, 2022
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2022
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 11, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 11, 2022
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 11, 2022
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2022
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