Recognizing the maternal health crisis among indigenous women in the United States, which includes American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women, recognizing the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among indigenous women, and calling for urgent Federal funding changes to ensure comprehensive, high-quality, and culturally competent maternal health and family planning services are available.
Latest action · Dec 2, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedNov 26, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution acknowledges the maternal health crisis disproportionately affecting American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women that has led to high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.
The resolution calls for urgent funding increases for the Indian Health Service, Tribally Operated Health Centers, Urban Indian Organizations, and Native Hawaiian health care programs to improve access to high-quality maternal health, prenatal care, and family planning services.
Additionally, the resolution recognizes the federal government's failure to uphold tribal treaty rights pertaining to the provision of adequate health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Finally, the resolution calls for the prioritization of policy for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women to reduce long-standing barriers to maternal health and family planning services.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 26, 2019 to Feb 12, 2020; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Nov 26, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 26, 2019 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Dec 2, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 26, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 27, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Nov 27, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 26, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 26, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the maternal health crisis among indigenous women in the United States, which includes American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women, recognizing the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among indigenous women, and calling for urgent Federal funding changes to ensure comprehensive, high-quality, and culturally competent maternal health and family planning services are available.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 26, 2019Introduced in House
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