HRES 453 · 119th Congress · Health
Designating a day in May 2025, as "Disability Reproductive Equity Day".
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2025-05-29)
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 453 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 453 Designating a day in May 2025, as ``Disability Reproductive Equity Day''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Simon, Ms. Escobar, and Mrs. Ramirez) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Designating a day in May 2025, as ``Disability Reproductive Equity Day''. Whereas, in the United States, there are approximately 1 in 4 adults with disabilities, 1 in 10 people with disabilities who are able to become pregnant, and approximately 4,100,000 parents with disabilities; Whereas this country has witnessed a long history of reproductive coercion impacting people with disabilities, including through the discriminatory Supreme Court decision Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927), which upheld State laws authorizing involuntary sterilization of people with disabilities and which h…
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