Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This resolution expresses the House's support for designating August 25 through August 31, 2026 as "Black Breastfeeding Week" and highlights racial disparities and barriers to breastfeeding. It states the House's views, encourages awareness and supportive policies (such as paid leave and places to express breast milk), and recognizes community efforts. It does not create or change law, does not require action by other branches, and is non-binding.
This House resolution expresses support for designating August 25–31, 2026, as “Black Breastfeeding Week.” It highlights racial disparities in breastfeeding and maternal/infant health, recognizes systemic barriers faced by Black mothers, and calls for policies like affordable health care, paid leave, and lactation support.
The resolution also lists broader community needs—housing, transportation equity, nutritious food, clean water, toxin-free environments, criminal justice fairness, living wages, and economic opportunity—to mitigate structural racism's effects.
As a House resolution it can pass the House relatively easily but is nonbinding and not a statute; becoming law is unlikely absent conversion to a bill.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions as a clear commemorative resolution that designates and supports Black Breastfeeding Week and lays out the problem context without creating binding policy or operational obligations.
Progressives emphasize systemic racism and calls for federal remedies
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Progressives emphasize systemic racism and calls for federal remedies
Strongly supportive.
Views the resolution as a needed acknowledgement of systemic barriers and a platform to push for equity-focused maternal and infant health policies.
Sees the policy calls as aligned with broader social justice goals.
Generally supportive of the awareness and nonbinding nature, while cautious about broad policy prescriptions.
Likes public-health framing but wants specific, costed, evidence-based steps rather than aspirational lists.
Mixed to somewhat skeptical.
Supports promoting breastfeeding and awareness but objects to the resolution's systemic-racism framing and broad calls for federal guarantees on housing, wages, and health care.
Prefers private-sector, state-led, or incentive-based solutions.
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Still ahead
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As a House resolution it can pass the House relatively easily but is nonbinding and not a statute; becoming law is unlikely absent conversion to a bill.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize systemic racism and calls for federal remedies
As a House resolution it can pass the House relatively easily but is nonbinding and not a statute; becoming law is unlikely absent conversi…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions as a clear commemorative resolution that designates and supports Black Breastfeeding Week and lays out the problem context without creating binding policy o…
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