SRES 153 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as "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.

Latest action · Apr 13, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1900)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 13, 2021
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

This resolution recognizes the opportunity for Black Maternal Health Week to raise national awareness of the state of Black maternal health in the United States.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 13, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalApr 13, 2021
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-GARaphael G. WarnockOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-VATim KaineOriginalApr 13, 2021
D-MNTina SmithOriginalApr 13, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Apr 13, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 13, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 13, 2021Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1900)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S1883Text printed S1900Richard J. Durbin D-ILApr 13, 2021

Related bills 3

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Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as "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.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 13, 2021Introduced in Senate

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