A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Latest action · Jul 27, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3767-3769)
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.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution declares racism a public health crisis and supports efforts to address health disparities and inequities across all sectors.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to Sep 18, 2023; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jul 27, 2023Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3767-3769)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S3767–S3769 | — | Jul 27, 2023 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 185 | Declaring racism a public health crisis. | Related bill | Mar 10, 2023 |
| SRES 575 | A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. | Related bill | Mar 6, 2024 |
| HRES 1062 | Declaring racism a public health crisis. | Related bill | Mar 8, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
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