,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjbc,ms4 
,adams 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,ms4  
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,lee (        
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4         
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,blunt    
,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4   
,trone1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,ms4 
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4  
,sablan1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,ms4 ,br[n1    
,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,lee (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,veasey1
 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mrs4          
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 
,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,bu%1  
,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,ms4      
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4 ,davids ( ,kansas1 
,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mrs4          
,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,mrs4      
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,mrs4   

,beatty1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4   
,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 
,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,soto1 
,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,s*olt51 
,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4       
,bal9t1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4 ,goldman (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 
,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel (      
,florida1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 & ,ms4       
,/rickl&7 submitt$ ! 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 & !        
,work=ce1 ! ,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  
#bjbc1 z ! six? annual ,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 #b4f 
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/ ( any memb] c\ntry ( !        
,organisation = ,economic ,co-op]ation &
 ,developm5t2 &  7#b7 increas+ rapidly1 
f #ag4d dea?s p] #ajj1jjj live bir?s 9  
#bjah1 to #cb4a dea?s p] #ajj1jjj live  
bir?s 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
has ! highe/ mat]nal mortality rate     
among afflu5t c\ntries1 9 "p because ( !
 disproportionate mortality rate (      
,black wom52 ,:]eas ! rate ( pret]m bir?
 among ,black wom5 is ne>ly #ej p]c5t   
high] ?an ! pret]m bir? rate among ,:ite
 or ,hispanic wom52 ,:]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
 & bir?+ p]sons 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
significantly contribute to !           
disproportionately high rates ( mat]nal 
mortality & morbidity among ,black wom5 
& bir?+ p]sons2 ,:]eas racism &         
discrim9ation play a consequ5tial role 9
 mat]nal heal? c>e exp]i5ces & outcomes 
( ,black bir?+ p]sons2 ,:]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 is critical to clos+ !
 racial gap 9 mat]nal heal? outcomes2   
,:]eas ,black midwives1 d\las1 p]9atal  
heal? work]s1 & community-bas$          
organizations provide holi/ic mat]nal   
c>e b face /ructural & legal b>ri]s to  
lic5sure1 reimbursem5t1 & provision (   
c>e2 ,:]eas ,,covid-#ai1 :i* has        

disproportionately h>m$ ,black          
,am]icans1 is associat$ ) an increas$   
risk ( adv]se pregnancy outcomes &      
mat]nal & neonatal complications2 ,:]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]sons2    
,:]eas data f ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion indicates t ,black
 wom5 _h ! highe/ rates ( mat]nal dea?s 
relat$ to ,,covid-#ai 9 #bjbj & #bjba1  
at #ac4b p] #ajj1jjj live bir?s1 :ile ! 
rate among ,:ite wom5 0 #d4e p] #ajj1jjj
 live bir?s2 ,:]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 ,black        
pregnant & po/p>tum work]s are          
disproportionately d5i$ reasonable      
accommodations 9 ! workplace1 lead+ to  
adv]se pregnancy outcomes2 ,:]eas ,black
 pregnant p disproportionately exp]i5ce 

surveillance & puni%m5t1 includ+ %ackl+ 
inc>c]at$ p 9 labor1 drug te/+ mo!rs &  
infants )\t in=m$ cons5t1 sep>at+ mo!rs 
f _! newborns1 & crim9aliz+ pregnancy   
outcomes2 ,:]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/ #a 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 rights1 reproductive ju/ice1 &    
bir? 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?+ p]sons1        
,congress mu/ re9troduce & pass ! ,black
 ,mat]nal ,heal? ,momnibus ,act ( #bjba 
7,s4 #cdf1 ,h4,r4 #iei1 #aag?           
,congress72 &  7#g7 ,black ,mat]nal     
,heal? ,week is an opportunity to-- 7,a7
 deep5 ! national conv]sation ab\t      
,black mat]nal heal? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7,b7 amplify community-driv5 policy1    
rese>*1 & c>e solutions2  7,c7 c5t] !   
voices ( ,black mo!rs1 wom51 families1 &
 /akehold]s2  7,d7 provide a national   
plat=m = ,black-l$ entities & ef=ts on  
mat]nal heal?1 bir?1 & reproductive     
ju/ice2 &  7,e7 enhance community       
organiz+ on ,black mat]nal heal?4