# 119-hres-119: Declaring racism a public health crisis.

119-hres-119, Declaring racism a public health crisis., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-09-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-119
- As of: 2026-09-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-119
- Congress: 119
- Title: Declaring racism a public health crisis.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**This resolution would declare racism a public health crisis** and call for a nationwide strategy to address the social and structural drivers of racial health gaps across housing, education, employment, and health care. - Families and infants: It highlights life expectancy gaps of about 4 to 10 years for Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native people and flags pregnancy-related mortality that is 2 to 4 times higher for some groups. Infants in several racial and ethnic minority groups are about 2.5 to 3 times more likely to die than White infants. - Specific communities: The text documents higher cervical cancer rates for Hispanic women, cancer as a leading cause of death for many Asian Americans, high lung cancer among never-smoking Asian women, and elevated diabetes and cardiovascular deaths among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. - Public health and policy action: It urges cross-government response, more research and data disaggregation, support for local declarations, and targeted investments to dismantle systemic practices that drive health inequities.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-119 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/119)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-119 (as of 2026-09-27).