HRES 846 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

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.

Introduced Dec 13, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Angie Craig D-MN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 14, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 13, 2021
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution acknowledges the maternal health crisis disproportionately affecting American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women and calls for actions to address disparities.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 13, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-HIKaiali'I KaheleOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalDec 13, 2021
D-HIEd CaseDec 14, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  2. Dec 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Dec 13, 2021Introduced in House
  4. Dec 13, 2021Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Dec 13, 2021Introduced in House

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