,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjba,ms4 
,adams 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,ms4  
,b>ragn1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (   
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,bu%1    
,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4    
,c>son1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4    
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4   
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 
,lois ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4         
,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4
 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1     
,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1
 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,mann+1    
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,moore 
( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4        
,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,newman1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4  
,payne1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1    
,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,smi?
 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1  
,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4       

,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,wilson (    
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4      
,bass1 ,ms4 ,b\rdeaux1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 
,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,gallego1   
,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1  
,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,*u1    
,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4      
,pressley1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4    
,sires1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4       
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4   
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,jacobs (  
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 
,soto1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4        
,s*rad]1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 & ,mr4 ,sean     
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committees on ,f9ancial  
,s]vices1 ,transportation &             
,infra/ructure1 ,education & ,labor1 !  
,judici>y1 ,natural ,res\rces1          
,agriculture1 & ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a 

p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ ! designation ( ! week (     
,april #aa ?r\gh ,april #ag1 #bjba1 z   
,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week to br+     
national att5tion to ! mat]nal heal?    
crisis 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! 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>e exp]i5ces & outcomes 
( ,black bir?+ p2 ,:]eas a fair & wide  
di/ribution ( res\rces & bir? options1  
especially ) reg>d to reproductive heal?
 c>e s]vices & mat]nal heal? programm+1 
are critical to clos+ ! racial gap 9    
mat]nal heal? outcomes2 ,:]eas !        
,,covid-#ai p&emic has fur!r highlight$ 
issues )9 ! brok5 heal? c>e sy/em 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ! h>m ( t sy/em to      

,black wom5 & bir?+ p]sons by expos+--  
7#a7 increas$ b>ri]s to access+ pr5atal 
& po/p>tum c>e1 includ+ mat]nal m5tal   
heal? c>e2  7#b7 lack ( uni=m hospital  
policies p]mitt+ d\las & support p]sons 
to be pres5t dur+ labor & deliv]y2  7#c7
 inconsi/5t hospital policies reg>d+ !  
sep>ation ( ! newborn f a "m t is       
suspect$ positive = ,,covid-#ai2  7#d7  
complexities 9 ,,covid-#ai vacc9e drug  
trials includ+ pregnant p2  7#e7        
increas$ rates ( ,ces>ean section       
deliv]ies2  7#f7 %ort5$ hospital /ays   
foll[+ deliv]y2  7#g7 provid] %ortages &
 lack ( suffici5t policies to all[ home 
bir?s att5d$ by midwives2  7#h7         
insuffici5t practical support = deliv]y 
( c>e by midwives1 includ+ teleheal?    
access2  7#i7 adv]se economic impact on 
,black mo!rs & families due to job loss 
or r$uction 9 income dur+ qu>ant9e & !  
p&emic recession2 &  7#aj7 p]vasive     
racial inju/ice aga9/ ,black p 9 !      
crim9al ju/ice1 social1 & heal? c>e     
sy/ems2 ,:]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/ affect$ by ! mat]nal    
heal? crisis 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7   
cont9u\s heal? insurance cov]age to     
support ,black wom5 & bir?+ p]sons = !  
full po/p>tum p]iod up to at lea/ "o ye>
 aft] giv+ bir?2 &  7#c7 policies t     
support & promote af=dable1             
compreh5sive1 & holi/ic mat]nal heal?   
c>e t is free f g5d] & racial           
discrim9ation1 reg>dless ( inc>c]ation3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,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 are         
unacceptable2  7#c7 9 ord] to bett]     
mitigate ! effects ( sy/emic & /ructural
 racism1 ,congress mu/ "w t[>d ensur+ t 
! ,black community has-- 7,a7 safe &    
af=dable h\s+2  7,b7 transportation     
equity2  7,c7 nutriti\s food2  7,d7     
clean air & wat]2  7,e7 environm5ts free
 f tox9s2  7,f7 fair treatm5t )9 !      
crim9al ju/ice sy/em2  7,g7 safety &    
fre$om f viol5ce2  7,h7 a liv+ wage2    
7,i7 equal economic opportunity2  7,j7 a
 su/a9$ work=ce pipel9e = div]se p]9atal
 pr(essionals2 &  7,k7 compreh5sive1    
high-quality1 & af=dable heal? c>e )    
access to ! full spectrum ( reproductive
 c>e2  7#d7 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 ,black wom5 &     
bir?+ p]sons mu/ be active p>ticipants 9
 ! policy decisions t impact _! lives2  

7#f7 9 ord] to ensure access to safe &  
respectful mat]nal heal? c>e = ,black   
bir?+ p1 ,congress mu/ pass ! ,black    
,mat]nal ,heal? ,momnibus ,act ( #bjba  
7,h4,r4 #iei_/,s4 #cdf72 &  7#g7 ,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