Introduced
April 30, 2026
Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. McCormick, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
RESOLUTION
Recognizing Maternal Mental Health Day to raise awareness about maternal mental health.
- (1) raising awareness among pregnant and postpartum women and their families, the providers who care for them, and the public of the risk factors, signs, symptoms, and treatment options for maternal mental health conditions;
- (2) honoring mothers for the invaluable role they play in society and acknowledging the difficulties maternal mental health conditions create for mothers and their families;
- (3) recognizing that maternal mental health disorders and maternal suicide are serious public health problems; and
- (4) encouraging research on safe and effective treatments for pregnant and postpartum women, dissemination of updated data on evidence-based treatments to the medical community and the public, and provider training on the treatment of maternal mental health disorders.