# 117-hres-1051: Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

117-hres-1051, Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-1051
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2022-04-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 101
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

## Cosponsors (101)

- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-1051 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1051)

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