April 16, 2026
Ms. Adams (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Figures, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Brown, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Morrison, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Simon, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Salinas, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Omar, and Ms. Scanlon) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
RESOLUTION
Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2026, as “Black Maternal Health Week”, founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA), to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.
- (1) Black women are experiencing high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States;
- (2) the alarmingly high rates of maternal mortality among Black women are unacceptable and unjust;
- (3) in order to better mitigate the effects of systemic and structural racism, Congress must work toward ensuring that the Black community has—