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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.

Introduced: April 13, 2023 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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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
 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 May 15, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

 Committees of jurisdiction 11
 Cosponsors 64
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · May 16, 2023
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 16, 2023
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 18, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 17, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 17, 2023
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 17, 2023
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Apr 13, 2023
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 13, 2023
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 13, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 13, 2023
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Apr 13, 2023
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Apr 13, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 13, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 13, 2023
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 13, 2023
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 13, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 13, 2023
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 13, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 13, 2023
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Apr 13, 2023
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 13, 2023
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 13, 2023
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 13, 2023
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 13, 2023
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2023
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 13, 2023
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Garamendi, John
California · Apr 13, 2023
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 13, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 13, 2023
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 13, 2023
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 13, 2023
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 13, 2023
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Apr 13, 2023
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2023
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 13, 2023
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2023
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Apr 13, 2023
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 13, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2023
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 13, 2023
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 13, 2023
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2023
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 13, 2023
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 13, 2023
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 13, 2023
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Apr 13, 2023
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2023
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 13, 2023
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2023
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