IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 926 
Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2020, 
as ‘‘Black Maternal Health Week’’ to bring national attention to the 
United States maternal health crisis in the Black community and the 
importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black 
women and birthing persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2020 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Ms. BASS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. BEYER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. 
PAYNE, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor-
gia, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. SHALALA, 
Ms. MENG, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. OMAR, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MICHAEL 
F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. KENNEDY, 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CROW, 
Mr. COHEN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. LARSON
of Connecticut, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Mr. RICHMOND, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. DELAURO, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, and 
Mr. MCEACHIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through 
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•HRES 926 IH 
April 17, 2020, as ‘‘Black Maternal Health Week’’ to 
bring national attention to the United States maternal 
health crisis in the Black community and the importance 
of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among 
Black women and birthing persons. 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Black women in the United States are three 
to four times more likely than White women to die from 
pregnancy-related causes; 
Whereas Black women in the United States suffer from life- 
threatening pregnancy complications, known as ‘‘mater-
nal morbidities’’, twice as often as White women; 
Whereas maternal mortality rates in the United States are— 
(1) among the highest in the developed world; and 
(2) increasing rapidly; 
Whereas the United States has the highest maternal mor-
tality rate among affluent countries, in part because of 
the disproportionate mortality rate of Black women; 
Whereas Black women are 49 percent more likely than all 
other women to deliver prematurely; 
Whereas the high rates of maternal mortality among Black 
women span across— 
(1) income levels; 
(2) education levels; and 
(3) socioeconomic status; 
Whereas structural racism, gender oppression, and the social 
determinants of health inequities experienced by Black 
women in the United States significantly contribute to 
the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality 
and morbidity among Black women; 
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