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HRES 539 117th Congress House

Recognizing the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among all women, and honoring mothers.

Introduced: July 30, 2021 See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution acknowledges the maternal health crisis in the United States and supports action by the federal government and others to reduce adverse maternal health outcomes.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 19, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jul 19, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jul 19, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 539: Recognizing the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among all women, and honoring mothers.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-539/
MLA
"H. Res. 539: Recognizing the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among all women, and honoring mothers.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-539/.
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H. Res. 539, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-539/.
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[H. Res. 539: Recognizing the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among all women, and honoring mothers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-539/)
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