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A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women. This resolution recognizes (1) the significance of April 11-17, 2019, as Black Maternal Health Week; (2) that Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to raise national awareness of the state of black maternal health in the United States; and (3) that black women experience high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.

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Kamala Harris (D)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Tammy Duckworth (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Ed Markey (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Patty Murray (D),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2390) (on 04/10/2019)

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