,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ije  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #c1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself & ,mrs4 
,beatty7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,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+ ! rise
 ( c>diovascul> disease z ! _w's lead+  
cause ( prev5table dea? & disability & z
 ! global public heal? crisis ( our     
g5]ation & support+ ! recognition (     
,febru>y #bjbb1 z ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?4 
,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization       
e/imates t 9 #bjai1 #ag1ijj1jjj p di$ f 
c>diovascul> diseases 7,c,v,ds71        
repres5t+ #cb p]c5t ( all global dea?s2 
,:]eas ( ^! dea?s1 #he p]c5t 7 due to   
he>t attacks & /rokes & ov] ?ree-qu>t]s 
( ,,cvd dea?s occur 9 l[- &             
middle-income c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,c,v,ds  

result 9 trem5d\s heal? c>e co/s & lo/  
productivity &1 if n address$1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates alone w sp5d ov]                 
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj by #bjce on co/s     
relat+ to ,,cvd2 ,:]eas educational     
atta9m5t1 h\sehold income1 resid5tial   
environm5t1 access to heal? c>e1 &      
/ructural racism contribute             
significantly to disp>ities 9 ,,cvd     
mortality 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !   
global ,,covid-#ai p&emic poses         
significantly high risk to individuals )
 ,,cvd & risk factors2 ,:]eas ! heavy   
burd5 ( dea? & disability f ,c,v,ds c be
 decreas$ ?r\gh *anges 9 behavior l9k$  
to major risk factors1 includ+ r$uc$    
tobacco use & salt consumption1 increas$
 physical activity & prop] nutrition1 & 
improvem5ts 9 access to m$ical treatm5t 
& s]vices2 ,:]eas he>t disease rema9s ! 
lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates )  
dea?s e #cf4a seconds1 or #b1cif dea?s  
ea* day2 ,:]eas #aba1ejj1jjj or #dg     
p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates adults h          
hyp]t5sion1 a lead+ risk factor = he>t  

attack & /roke2 ,:]eas _m wom5 are n    
aw>e t ,,cvd is ! lead+ cause ( dea? =  
wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 tak+ ! lives (  
ov] #dbj1hab wom5 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas ,,cvd 
is ! lead+ cause ( mat]nal mortality 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 acc\nt+ = #a 9 #c       
pregnancy-relat$ dea?s2 ,:]eas ,african 
,am]icans cont9ue to exp]i5ce ! highe/  
mortality rates attributable to ,,cvd & 
/roke1 ) ov] half ( all                 
,african-,am]ican adults ) "s =m (      
,,cvd1 includ+ #eh4h p]c5t (            
,african-,am]ican wom5 & #fj4a p]c5t (  
,african-,am]ican m52 ,:]eas ess5tial   
quality-assur$ m$ic9es & te*nologies are
 critical compon5ts to address ! global 
burd5 ( ,c,v,ds2 & ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates 
lead]%ip & support has /r5g!n$          
surveillance1 enhanc$ work=ce capacity1 
& provid$ valuable te*nical ex*anges 9 !
 area ( ,,cvd3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports
 recognition ( ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? to  
br+ aw>5ess to ! c>diovascul> disease   
7,,cvd7 public heal? crisis 9 ! ,unit$  

,/ates & abroad2  7#b7 recognizes &     
reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to fight+ ,,cvd by--  7,a7 promot+      
aw>5ess ab\t ! causes1 risks1 &         
prev5tion ( ,,cvd2  7,b7 support+ rese>*
 on ,,cvd1 includ+ disp>ities 9 ,,cvd   
morbidity & mortality ) respect to race1
 e?nicity1 & o!r social det]m9ants (    
heal?2  7,c7 equitably exp&+ access to  
af=dable1 quality c>e to r$uce long-t]m 
disability & mortality2 &  7,d7 /r5g!n+ 
! ,nation's public heal? infra/ructure  
to support prev5tion1 prep>$ness1 &     
responsiv5ess to ongo+ ?reats to heal?2 
7#c7 urges ! deploym5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
te*nical exp]tise on ,c,v,ds 9 support (
 develop+ capacities & /r5g!n+ heal? c>e
 sy/ems & public heal? infra/ructure (  
o!r c\ntries2  7#d7 recognizes &        
supports ef=ts to address ! long-t]m    
implications ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1    
includ+ its influ5ce on c>diovascul>    
heal? & mortality rates2  7#e7 calls on 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 & ! 

,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 to-- 7,a7 compreh5sively exam9e !      
impact ( ,c,v,ds on heal? & developm5t 9
 ,unit$ ,/ates priority assi/ance       
c\ntries2 &  7,b7 develop a coord9at$   
/rategy t improves ! effectiv5ess &     
impact ( ,unit$ ,/ates-f9anc$ global    
heal? programm+ by integrat+ ,,cvd into 
exi/+ programs2  7#f7 comm5ds ! ef=ts ( 
,/ates1 t]ritories1 & possessions ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 localities1 nonpr(it     
organizations1 bus9esses & o!r entities1
 & ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o support     
,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?2 &  7#g7 enc\rages 
e individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n  
ab\t 8 or h] risk = ,,cvd4