,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,correa 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,johnson of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,watson       
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4        
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4     
,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1
 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4      
,bass1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mrs4    
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1   
,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1   
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4        
,hastings1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1   
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1   
,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,adams1
 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4    
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,dean1 
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4   
,fudge1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4  
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4     

,rush1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1  
,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1  
,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,cox of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1  
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4      
,castor of ,florida1 ,ms4               
,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4     
,brown of ,maryland1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 
,levin of ,california1 ,mr4 ,green of   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,ms4 ,clark of   
,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4             
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,smith of         
,washington1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,beyer1  
,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle
 of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of   
,california1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,sean   
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4   
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4         
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,price of
 ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 
,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1   

,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4     
,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4     
,cuellar1 and ,mr4 ,kildee7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,resolution  ,promoting 
minority health awareness and supporting
 the goals and ideals of ,national      
,minority ,health ,month in ,april      
#bjbj1 which include bringing attention 
to the health disparities faced by      
minority populations of the ,united     
,states during the novel coronavirus    
global pandemic4  ,whereas1 as of       
,thursday1 ,april #i1 #bjbj1 there are  
#dbi1bfd confirmed cases of ,,covid-#ai 
and #ad1hbj deaths in the ,united       
,states1 including each of the #ej      
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 and the ,united   
,states ,virgin ,islands2 ,whereas the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention has provided limited racial 
and ethnic data based on a small sample 
size of ,,covid-#ai cases within the    

,united ,states2 ,whereas there is      
limited ,state and municipal government 
data collection and publication of      
demographic information concerning      
,,covid-#ai cases including tests1      
diagnoses1 treatments1 and health       
outcomes2 ,whereas of the ,states       
disclosing demographic information      
concerning ,,covid-#ai1 data indicates  
racial and ethnic minorities are        
disproportionately impacted2 ,whereas in
 the ,state of ,florida1 five counties  
report that ,african ,americans and     
,latino ,americans have been            
hospitalized at higher rates than       
non-,hispanic patients2 ,whereas in the 
,state of ,michigan1 ,african ,americans
 represent #ad percent of the ,state    
population1 yet account for #cc percent 
of ,,covid-#ai cases and #da percent of 
deaths from ,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas in the
 ,state of ,illinois1 ,african          
,americans represent #ad4f percent of   
the ,state population1 yet account for  
#bh percent of ,,covid-#ai cases2       

,whereas in the ,state of ,louisiana1   
,african ,americans represent one-third 
of the ,state population1 yet account   
for more than #gj percent of ,,covid-#ai
 deaths2 ,whereas in ,milwaukee ,county1
 home to the largest city in the ,state 
of ,wisconsin1 ,african ,americans      
represent #bf percent of the population1
 yet account for nearly #gj percent of  
,,covid-#ai deaths2 ,whereas of the five
 ,new ,york ,city ,,zip ,codes with the 
highest ,,covid-#ai infection rates1    
,latino ,americans and ,asian ,americans
 have higher infection rates than       
non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,whereas public  
health experts have warned that racial  
and ethnic minorities are at an         
increased risk of health complications  
if infected with ,,covid-#ai due to     
underlying health conditions2 ,whereas  
,african-,american adults are #fj       
percent more likely than non-,hispanic  
,white adults to be diagnosed with      
diabetes2 ,whereas ,latino ,americans   
have higher rates of end-stage renal    

disease caused by diabetes1 and are #dj 
percent more likely to die of diabetes1 
than non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,whereas    
,native ,hawaiians living in the ,state 
of ,hawaii are #b4d times more likely to
 be diagnosed with diabetes than        
non-,hispanic ,whites living in ,hawaii2
 ,whereas the ,department of ,health and
 ,human ,services has identified heart  
disease1 stroke1 cancer1 and diabetes as
 #d of the #aj leading causes of death  
among ,american ,indians and ,alaska    
,natives2 ,whereas individuals with     
diabetes face an increased likelihood of
 experiencing health complications from 
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas delays in         
diagnosis and treatment can be harmful1 
especially for racial or ethnic minority
 groups that have higher rates of       
certain diseases1 such as diabetes1 high
 blood pressure1 and kidney disease2    
,whereas marked differences in the      
social determinants of health can lead  
to poor health outcomes and declines in 
longevity2 ,whereas the lack of         

demographic information makes it        
difficult to know whether resources are 
being equitably distributed2 ,whereas   
the month of ,april #bjbj is ,national  
,minority ,health ,month2 and ,whereas  
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,minority ,health ,month in ,april #bjbj
 include bringing attention to the      
health disparities faced by minority    
populations of the ,united ,states such 
as ,american ,indians1 ,alaska ,natives1
 ,asian ,americans1 ,african ,americans1
 ,latino ,americans1 and ,native        
,hawaiians or other ,pacific ,islanders1
 including as a result of the novel     
coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai73 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of ,national ,minority 
,health ,month1 which include bringing  
attention to the health disparities     
faced by minority populations in the    
,united ,states1 including as a result  
of the novel coronavirus epidemic2  7#b7
 encourages the ,federal and ,state     

governments to collect and publish      
racial and ethnic data concerning       
,,covid-#ai tests1 diagnoses1 and       
treatments2 and  7#c7 reaffirms the     
responsibility of ,congress to provide  
for equitable access to quality health  
care4