That the House of Representatives—
acknowledges the United States deeply troubling maternal health crisis and supports expedited Federal action on reducing the rates of maternal mortality in the United States, including—
raising public awareness about maternal mortality, maternal morbidity, and disparities in maternal health outcomes; and
encouraging the Federal Government, States, territories, Tribes, local communities, public health organizations, physicians, health care providers, and others to take action to reduce adverse maternal health outcomes and improve maternal safety;
promotes initiatives—
to address and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes; and
to ensure respectful and equitable maternity care practices;
honors the mothers who have passed away as a result of pregnancy-related causes;
supports collecting better data on maternal mortality and morbidity; and
supports and recognizes the need for further investments in efforts to improve maternal health, eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes, and promote respectful and equitable maternity care practices.