,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4
 ,k+1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ,septemb] #ai1 #bjbb1 z   
,national ,/illbir? ,prev5tion ,day1    
recogniz+ t5s ( ?\s&s ( ,am]ican        
families t h endur$ a /illbir?1 & seiz+ 
! opportunity to keep o!r families f    
exp]i5c+ ! same trag$y4  ,:]eas1 #bc1jjj
 pregnancies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates end 9    
/illbir? ea* ye>1 & ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 has exac]bat$ ! crisis2 ,:]eas racial  
disp>ities p]si/ 9 bir? outcomes1 )     
,black1 ,hispanic1 & ,indig5\s families 
at ! greate/ risk ( los+ a baby to      
/illbir?2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ! annual
 numb] ( /illbir?s f> exce$s ! numb] (  
dea?s among *ildr5 "u #ae ye>s ( age due

 to sudd5 infant dea? syndrome1 c>      
accid5ts1 dr[n+1 guns1 fire1 poison1 &  
flu comb9$2 ,:]eas1 9 ! la/ #b decades1 
! /illbir? rate 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates decl9$
 by a negligible #j4d p]c5t1 & 9 a      
report publi%$ by ! ,_w ,heal?          
,organization comp>+ progress 9 improv+ 
/illbir? rates1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates rank$   
#ahc out ( #aie c\ntries2 ,:]eas        
/illbir?s are deva/at+ & h a pr(\nd &   
lifelong impact on ! families :o endure 
!m2 ,:]eas /illbir? is l9k$ to an       
increas$ risk ( mat]nal mortality2      
,:]eas1 ) increas$ aw>5ess & bett] data 
collection1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w be able to
 bett] und]/& :y /illbir?s 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates are happ5+ at an al>m+ rate &    
id5tify :at c be done to combat ?is     
crisis2 ,:]eas prov5 /illbir? prev5tion 
ef=ts h ! p[] to save a m9imum ( #g1ejj 
babies e ye> f prev5table /illbir? 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 & innovations 9 /illbir? 
prev5tion c\ld save ?\s&s ( additional  
families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! he>ta*e (
 los+ a baby ea* ye>2 ,:]eas recogniz+  

,national ,/illbir? ,prev5tion ,day is  
an opportunity to increase aw>5ess1     
support evid5ce-bas$ prev5tion ef=ts1   
promote rese>*1 enc\rage improv$ data   
collection & great] und]/&+1 & provide  
community to ^? :o h exp]i5c$ /illbir?2 
& ,:]eas ,national ,/illbir? ,prev5tion 
,day calls on ! ,presid5t & all o!r     
,f$]al (ficials to use _! au?orities to 
r$uce /illbir?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by at 
lea/ #cc p]c5t & ensure e expectant     
family is educat$ on h[ to r$uce ! risk 
( los+ a baby to /illbir?3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports ! goals
 & ideals ( ,national ,/illbir?         
,prev5tion ,day2  7#b7 und]/&s !        
importance ( advanc+ evid5ce-bas$       
prev5tion ef=ts2 &  7#c7 reque/s t !    
,presid5t issue a proclamation call+ ^u 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve         
,national ,/illbir? ,prev5tion ,day )   
appropriate aw>5ess programs &          
activities4