,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjai,ms4 
,adams 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,ms4  
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new    
,york1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4   
,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (     
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,ms4 ,wilson (
 ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,david    
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4         
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1
 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1  
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4 ,spei]1
 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,sean    
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,pocan1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4       
,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 
,haal&1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4
 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4     
,m5g1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1   

,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,ms4 ,%alala1 ,mr4 ,veasey1
 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4      
,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,om>1 
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,cunn+ham1 ,ms4    
,wild1 & ,ms4 ,pressley7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,support+ ! designation ( 
! week ( ,april #aa ?r\gh ,april #ag1   
#bjai z ,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week4   
,:]eas ,congress recognizes ,black      
,mat]nal ,heal? ,week to br+ national   
att5tion to ! mat]nal heal? crisis 9 !  
,black community & ! importance ( r$uc+ 
mat]nal mortality & morbidity among     
,black wom52 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s
 = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1      
,black mo!rs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are ?ree 
to f\r times z likely to die f          
pregnancy-relat$ causes z ,:ite mo!rs2  
,:]eas ,black wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
suff] f life-?reat5+ pregnancy          
complications1 kn[n z mat]nal           
morbidities1 twice z (t5 z ,:ite wom52  

,:]eas mat]nal mortality rates 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates are-- 7#a7 among ! highe/ 
9 ! develop$ _w2 &  7#b7 increas+       
rapidly2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has !   
highe/ mat]nal mortality rate among     
afflu5t c\ntries1 9 "p because ( !      
disproportionate mortality rate ( ,black
 mo!rs2 ,:]eas ,black wom5 are #di p]c5t
 m likely ?an ,:ite wom5 to deliv]      
prematurely2 ,:]eas ! high rates (      
mat]nal mortality among ,black wom5 span
 across--  7#a7 income levels2  7#b7    
education levels2 &  7#c7 socioeconomic 
/atus2 ,:]eas /ructural racism1 g5d]    
oppression1 & ! social det]m9ants (     
heal? inequities exp]i5c$ by ,black wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates significantly        
contribute to ! disproportionately high 
rates ( mat]nal mortality & morbidity   
among ,black wom52 ,:]eas racism &      
discrim9ation play a consequ5tial role 9
 mat]nal heal? c>e1 exp]i5ces1 &        
outcomes2 ,:]eas a 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     
,:]eas1 ev5 z !re is gr[+ conc]n ab\t   
improv+ access to m5tal heal? s]vices1  
,black wom5 are lea/ likely to h access 
to m5tal heal? scre5+s1 treatm5t1 &     
support be=e1 dur+1 & aft] pregnancy2   
,:]eas ju/ice-in=m$1 culturally congru5t
 models ( c>e are b5eficial to ,black   
wom52 & ,:]eas an inve/m5t mu/ be made  
9--  7#a7 mat]nity c>e = ,black wom52 & 
7#b7 policies t support & promote       
af=dable1 compreh5sive1 & holi/ic       
mat]nal heal? c>e t is free f g5d] &    
racial discrim9ation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives            
recognizes-- 7#a7 t ,black wom5 are     
exp]i5c+ high1 disproportionate rates ( 
mat]nal mortality & morbidity 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  7#b7 t ! al>m+ly high rates ( 
mat]nal mortality among ,black wom5 are 
unacceptable2  7#c7 t1 9 ord] to bett]  
mitigate ! effects ( sy/emic & /ructural
 racism1 ,congress mu/ "w t[>d ensur+ t 
! ,black community has--  7,a7 adequate 

h\s+2  7,b7 transportation equity2  7,c7
 nutriti\s food2  7,d7 clean wat]2  7,e7
 environm5ts free f tox9s2  7,f7 fair   
treatm5t )9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em2     
7,g7 safety & fre$om f viol5ce2  7,h7 a 
liv+ wage2  7,i7 equal economic         
opportunity2 &  7,j7 compreh5sive1      
af=dable heal? c>e2  7#d7 t1 9 ord] to  
improve mat]nal heal? outcomes1         
,congress mu/ fully support & enc\rage  
policies gr\nd$ 9 ! human rights &      
reproductive ju/ice frameworks t address
 ,black mat]nal heal? inequity2  7#e7 t 
,black wom5 mu/ be active p>ticipants 9 
! policy decisions t impact _! lives2 & 
7#f7 t ,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week is  
an opportunity--  7,a7 to raise national
 aw>5ess ( ! /ate ( ,black mat]nal heal?
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 to amplify !  
voices ( ,black wom51 families1 &       
communities2  7,c7 to s]ve z a national 
plat=m =-- 7i7 entities l$ by ,black    
wom52 &  7ii7 ef=ts on mat]nal heal?2 & 
7,d7 to enhance community organiz+ on   
,black mat]nal heal?4