Congress 118 - HRES 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.

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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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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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