Bill > HRes119

This resolution declares racism a public health crisis, acknowledging the significant racial inequities in health outcomes across the United States. The resolution provides extensive documentation of how racism systematically impacts health through multiple mechanisms, including historical discrimination, structural barriers, and ongoing social disparities. It highlights specific health disparities faced by various racial and ethnic minority groups, such as lower life expectancies, higher infant mortality rates, increased chronic disease prevalence, and disproportionate COVID-19 impacts. The resolution identifies racism as a complex public health issue affecting many people unfairly, with preventable negative consequences that are not yet adequately addressed. The House of Representatives supports this declaration by committing to establish a nationwide strategy to address health disparities, dismantle systemic racist practices, advance reforms to improve health outcomes for minority communities, and promote efforts to address social determinants of health. Ultimately, the resolution calls on the United States to urgently work towards fulfilling its founding principles of equality and unalienable rights for all people, recognizing racism as a critical threat to public health that requires comprehensive and immediate action.

Business and Industry

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/119/all-info