arrow_back Trending Legislation
Share share

Improving Indigenous Women's Healthcare: Urgent Funding and Access.

This resolution highlights the severe maternal health issues faced by Indigenous women, including American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women. It calls for urgent federal funding changes to ensure comprehensive, high-quality, and culturally competent healthcare services, which is crucial for their safety and well-being.
Key points
Acknowledges the maternal health crisis among Indigenous women, who experience severe pregnancy complications and deaths at twice the rate of non-Hispanic White women.
Calls for increased federal funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS) and other programs to ensure access to comprehensive prenatal, labor, delivery, and family planning services.
Emphasizes that current underfunding violates the federal government's treaty and legal obligations to Indigenous communities.
article Official text account_balance Process page notifications_active Track this Bill
gavel
Status:
Expired
Record your position for audit.
Why does your vote on bills matter?
It creates raw, undeniable proof. Civic Will provides the permanent data to verify the Government's loyalty towards its citizens (explained here). Start recording it now.
Additional Information
Recognizing the maternal health crisis among indigenous women in the United States, which includes American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women, recognizing the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among indigenous women, and calling for urgent Federal funding changes to ensure comprehensive, high-quality, and culturally competent maternal health and family planning services are available.
Print number: HRES 846
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Process start date: 2021-12-13