H. Res. 289
118th Congress
House
Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2023, as the sixth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United…
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Official title: Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2023, as the sixth 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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Agreed to (House)
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 13, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, 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 13, 2023
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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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
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- 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
Cosponsors
76
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Kim, Andy
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McBath, Lucy
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Pocan, Mark
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Porter, Katie
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Williams, Nikema
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Allred, Colin
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Balint, Becca
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Beatty, Joyce
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Bowman, Jamaal
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Brown, Shontel M.
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Budzinski, Nikki
Bush, Cori
Cárdenas, Tony
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Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
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Castor, Kathy
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
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Chu, Judy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Cohen, Steve
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Connolly, Gerald E.
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Crow, Jason
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Davids, Sharice
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Dingell, Debbie
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Escobar, Veronica
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Evans, Dwight
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Frankel, Lois
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Garamendi, John
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Gottheimer, Josh
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Hayes, Jahana
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Jacobs, Sara
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Kuster, Ann
Lee, Barbara
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Lee, Summer L.
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
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McCollum, Betty
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McGovern, James P.
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Meng, Grace
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 289: Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2023, as the sixth 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.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-289/
"H. Res. 289: Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2023, as the sixth 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.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-289/.
H. Res. 289, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-289/.
[H. Res. 289: Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2023, as the sixth 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/118-HRES-289/)