IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 590 
Recognizing that many Americans are not aware of the ways in which health 
care policy can affect every part of their lives and expressing support 
for the designation of the month of August as ‘‘National Health Care 
Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 17, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
ADAMS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. TORRES of 
New York, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. 
DELAURO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. EVANS, and Ms. NORTON) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing that many Americans are not aware of the ways 
in which health care policy can affect every part of 
their lives and expressing support for the designation 
of the month of August as ‘‘National Health Care 
Awareness Month’’. 
Whereas there are 32,800,000 people under the age of 65 
who are uninsured; 
Whereas approximately 4,400,000 children are uninsured; 
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Whereas individuals of color are at a higher risk of being un-
insured than non-Hispanic White individuals; 
Whereas 73.7 percent of uninsured adults said that they were 
uninsured because the cost of coverage was too high; 
Whereas in the first half of 2020, 43.4 percent of adults were 
inadequately insured, which meant they were either unin-
sured, were insured but had experienced a coverage gap 
in the last year, or were insured but had such high costs 
relative to their income that they were effectively under-
insured; 
Whereas 4,000,000 uninsured people could have health care 
if the Medicaid expansion was adopted by the 12 remain-
ing States; 
Whereas there are approximately 12,100,000 uninsured peo-
ple who are potential marketplace shoppers, but are not 
enrolled in health care; 
Whereas every person in the United States has health care 
issues of his or her own or knows someone who needs 
health care in some form, and the need for care in in-
stances of disability, illness, or injury is universal and 
nonpartisan; 
Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic caused many individuals 
to be more cognizant of the need for health care; 
Whereas there is no month dedicated to educating Americans 
on all the ways health care affects our national commu-
nity and each individual life, including social deter-
minants of health care and health care equity, and how 
to advocate for improvements to health care; 
Whereas Congress constantly considers legislation related to 
health issues; 
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Whereas Americans need to be informed on the work their 
elected representatives are doing to protect and expand 
health care for all; and 
Whereas every person should have access to education around 
health care literacy, be empowered to advocate for health 
care, and use his or her voice to make a difference: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 
Health Care Awareness Month’’, which are to— 
(A) bring awareness and attention to all 
the ways in which health care affects our na-
tional community, what work is being done to 
improve it, and how even a single voice can 
make a difference; 
(B) educate and empower Americans to 
advocate for health care and use their voices to 
improve health care for all; 
(C) improve understandings of the work 
currently being done in government to expand 
and protect health care; and 
(D) highlight, lift up, and amplify the ef-
forts of health care advocates to improve health 
care; 
(2) acknowledges the challenges facing all 
Americans when they seek to obtain health care; 
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(3) recognizes the importance of protecting and 
expanding health care to cover all Americans regard-
less of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual ori-
entation and gender identity), or national origin; and 
(4) supports the designation of a ‘‘National 
Health Care Awareness Month’’. 
Æ 
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