# 117-hres-536: Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2021, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals.

117-hres-536, Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2021, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-536
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2021, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-07-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2021, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-536 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/536)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-536 (as of 2026-10-15).