H. Res. 1183 (IH) - 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.
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
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.
Lauren Underwood
(IL); Emilia Strong Sykes
(OH); Shomari Figures
(AL); LaMonica McIver
(NJ); Summer L. Lee
(PA); Jennifer L. McClellan
(VA); Julie Johnson
(TX); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
(GA); Paul Tonko
(NY); Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(FL); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
(FL); Bennie G. Thompson
(MS); Yvette D. Clarke
(NY); Timothy M. Kennedy
(NY); Ritchie Torres
(NY); Ayanna Pressley
(MA); Steve Cohen
(TN); Rashida Tlaib
(MI); Gregory W. Meeks
(NY); Joseph D. Morelle
(NY); Raja Krishnamoorthi
(IL); Ro Khanna
(CA); Shontel M. Brown
(OH); Jonathan L. Jackson
(IL); Norma J. Torres
(CA); Eleanor Holmes Norton
(DC); Kelly Morrison
(MN); Sydney Kamlager-Dove
(CA); Josh Gottheimer
(NJ); Bonnie Watson Coleman
(NJ); Lateefah Simon
(CA); Sylvia R. Garcia
(TX); Robin L. Kelly
(IL); Andrea Salinas
(OR); Jahana Hayes
(CT); Ilhan Omar
(MN); Mary Gay Scanlon
(PA)
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Chicago
U.S. Congress. House. 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. H. Res. 1183. 119th
Cong., 2nd
sess., Introduced in House April 16, 2026. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hres1183ih.
APA
Congress, House of Representatives (2026, April 16). 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. (H. Res. 1183 (IH)). Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hres1183ih.
MLA
United States, Congress, House of Representatives. 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. U.S. Government Publishing Office, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hres1183ih. 119th Congress, H. Res. 1183, Introduced in House 16 Apr. 2026.
Bluebook
H.Res.1183 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): 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., H.Res.1183, 119th Cong. (2026), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hres1183ih.
