,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ibf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,ms4 
,adams 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,ms4  
,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 
,bass1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4    
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 
,mr4 ,bey]1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,fudge1
 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1  
,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4         
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4  
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,engel1
 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4 ,ca/or
 ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,sean    
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,johnson 
( ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,haal&1   
,ms4 ,%alala1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1
 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4    
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4      
,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,lee (      
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,wass]man 
,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 

,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4   
,lewis1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4    
,coh51 ,ms4 ,spanb]g]1 ,mr4 ,l>son (    
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4        
,ri*mond1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4       
,craig1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (   
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 
,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,blunt
 ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1   
,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 & ,mr4         
,mc,eachin7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! designation ( ! week (     
,april #aa ?r\gh ,april #ag1 #bjbj1 z   
,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week to br+     
national att5tion to ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
mat]nal heal? crisis 9 ! ,black         
community & ! importance ( r$uc+ mat]nal
 mortality & morbidity among ,black wom5
 & bir?+ p]sons4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 ,black wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are ?ree 

to f\r times m likely ?an ,:ite wom5 to 
die f pregnancy-relat$ causes2 ,:]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 wom52 ,:]eas ,black wom5 are #di 
p]c5t m likely ?an all o!r 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     
,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic is          
disp>ately affect+ ! ,black community & 
has fur!r amplifi$ exi/+ heal? c>e      
inequities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 exac]bat+ 
! ,black mat]nal heal? crisis2 ,:]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$1 culturally congru5t models
 ( c>e are b5eficial to ,black wom52 &  
,:]eas an inve/m5t mu/ be made 9-- 7#a7 
mat]nity c>e = ,black wom5 & bir?+      
p]sons1 includ+ support ( c>e l$ by !   
communities mo/ impact$ by ! ,unit$     
,/ates mat]nal heal? crisis2 &  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 & bir?+ p]sons 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 wom5 & bir?+ p]sons1    
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