H. Res. 1051
117th Congress
House
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…
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Official title: 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.
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7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E378-379)
Apr 11, 2022
Introduced in House
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.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Plain-English summary
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.
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Committees of jurisdiction
12
- Agriculture Committee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Health Subcommittee
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
- Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Cosponsors
101
Bustos, Cheri
D
Carson, André
D
Chu, Judy
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Pocan, Mark
Spanberger, Abigail
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
Bass, Karen
D
Bera, Ami
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
Bowman, Jamaal
D
Brown, Shontel M.
Brown, Anthony
Butterfield, G. K.
Cárdenas, Tony
D
Carter, Troy A.
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Cicilline, David
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
COOPER, JAMES
D
Crow, Jason
D
Davids, Sharice
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Doggett, Lloyd
DOYLE, MIKE
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Garamendi, John
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
D
Hayes, Jahana
Higgins, Brian
D
Jacobs, Sara
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
JOHNSON, EDDIE
Jones, Mondaire
D
Keating, William R.
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Kuster, Ann
D
Larsen, Rick
D
Larson, John B.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1051: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1051/
"H. Res. 1051: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1051/.
H. Res. 1051, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1051/.
[H. Res. 1051: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1051/)