U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1491: Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2026, as "Black Breastfeeding Week".
Status: In committee, August 27, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 27, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1491 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2026 Ms. Adams (for herself and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2026, as Black Breastfeeding Week . Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics from 2020 to 2021, Black mothers' breastfeeding initiation rate was 74 percent compared to White mothers' rate of 85 percent; Whereas breastfeeding directly impacts the health and wellness of infants and the mothers who care for them; Whereas Black mothers have reported greater barriers to breastfeeding compared to their counterparts, including pain or discomfort while breastfeeding, concerns about breastfeeding in public, insufficient availability of promotional and educational efforts, and the interference of breastfeeding with paid employment and other activities; Whereas some Black mothers have also reported lack of a social support system for continued breastfeeding; Whereas, in North Carolina, only 70 percent of Black mothers attempted to breastfeed in 2019 versus 84 percent of White mothers and State average of 81 percent of all birthing parents in the State who breastfed during the same period; Whereas Black babies suffer over a 3 times higher infant mortality rates than White …
Sponsors
- Alma Adams (D, HD-012) · primary sponsor
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HR1491?
- HR1491 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2026, as "Black Breastfeeding Week".
- What is the status of HR1491?
- In committee as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1491?
- Alma Adams (D, HD-012), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HR1491?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1491
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