# 119-hres-298: Expressing support for the designation of April 7, 2025, as "World Health Day" and recognizing the importance of prioritizing public health nationally and globally.

119-hres-298, Expressing support for the designation of April 7, 2025, as "World Health Day" and recognizing the importance of prioritizing public health nationally and globally., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-298
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of April 7, 2025, as "World Health Day" and recognizing the importance of prioritizing public health nationally and globally.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Maternal and newborn health** would be the focus of a World Health Day designation and a WHO-backed yearlong campaign tied to April 7, 2025. The resolution draws attention to declining U.S. life expectancy since 2019 and rising maternal and infant mortality, calls for affordable, high-quality physical and mental care before, during, and after birth, highlights unequal access for children, seniors, and people of color in the poorest communities, urges better representation of people of color in clinical trials, and asks that health workers be recognized and protected, noting up to 38 percent worldwide report physical violence.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-298 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/298)

## 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-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-298 (as of 2025-12-21).