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,york1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4       
,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son (     
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,payne1    
,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson (
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 ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4     
,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1   
,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4     
,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,t$  
,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1   
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4        
,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4
 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4        
,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,eddie      
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4         
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 ,br[n (     
,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4   

,lawson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4
 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1  
,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan       
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 & ,mrs4 ,torres7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+      
,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week to br+     
national att5tion to ! mat]nal heal? c>e
 crisis 9 ! ,black community & !        
importance ( r$uc+ ! rate ( mat]nal     
mortality & morbidity among ,black wom54
  ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion1 ,black mo!rs 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates die at ?ree to f\r times !
 rate ( ,:ite mo!rs2 ,:]eas ,black wom5 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates suff] f life-?reat5+  
pregnancy complications twice z (t5 z   
,:ite wom52 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates mat]nal
 mortality rates are ! highe/ 9 !       
develop$ _w & are increas+ rapidly2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has ! highe/     
mat]nal mortality rate among afflu5t    
c\ntries because ( ! disproportionate   
dea? rate ( ,black mo!rs2 ,:]eas ,black 

wom5 are #di p]c5t m likely ?an ,:ite   
wom5 to deliv] prematurely2 ,:]eas      
,black wom5 are twice z likely to suff] 
f sev]e mat]nal morbidity ?an ,:ite     
wom52 ,:]eas high rates ( mat]nal       
mortality among ,black wom5 span across 
income & education levels1 z well z     
socioeconomic /atus2 ,:]eas racial      
disp>ities exi/ across income &         
education levels2 ,:]eas /ructural      
racism1 g5d] oppression1 & social       
det]m9ants ( heal? inequities exp]i5c$  
by ,black wom5 9 ,am]ica significantly  
contribute to ! disproportionately high 
rates ( mat]nal mortality & morbidity   
among ,black wom52 ,:]eas race & racism 
play an integral role 9 mat]nal heal?   
outcomes1 c>e1 & policy2 ,:]eas fair    
di/ribution ( res\rces1 especially )    
reg>d to reproductive heal? c>e s]vices 
& mat]nal heal? programm+1 is critical  
to clos+ ! mat]nal heal? racial disp>ity
 gap2 & ,:]eas an inve/m5t mu/ be made 9
 ,black wom5's mat]nity c>e & 9 policies
 t support & promote af=dable1          

compreh5sive1 & holi/ic mat]nal heal?   
c>e t is free f g5d] & racial           
discrim9ation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  #a4 ,! 
importance ( improv+ ,black mat]nal     
heal? ,! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
recognizes t-- 7#a7 ,black wom5 are     
exp]i5c+ high1 disproportionate rates ( 
mat]nal mortality & morbidity 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  7#b7 ! al>m+ly high rates (   
mat]nal mortality among ,black wom5 is  
unacceptable2  7#c7 ,congress mu/ "w    
t[>d ensur+ t ! ,black community has    
adequate h\s+1 transportation equity1   
nutriti\s food1 clean wat]1 environm5ts 
free f tox9s1 fair treatm5t )9 ! crim9al
 ju/ice sy/em1 safety & fre$om f        
viol5ce1 a liv+ wage1 & equal economic  
opportunity2  7#d7 9 ord] to improve    
mat]nal heal? outcomes1 ,congress mu/   
fully support & enc\rage policies gr\nd$
 9 ! human rights framework t addresses 
,black mat]nal heal? inequity2  7#e7    
,black wom5 mu/ be active p>ticipants 9 
! policy decisions t impact _! lives2 & 
7#f7 ,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week is an 

opportunity to increase att5tion ( !    
/ate ( ,black mat]nal heal? 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 amplify ! voices ( ,black wom5 &
 families1 s]ve z a national plat=m =   
,black-wom5-l$ entities & ef=ts on      
mat]nal heal?1 & enhance community      
organiz+ on ,black mat]nal heal?4  #b4  
,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week ,! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives recognizes !            
significance ( ,black ,mat]nal ,heal?   
,week4