Congress·In Committee·H.Res. 1147

Women's Health: Recognizing Historical Bias and Patient Rights

Recognizing the United States legacy of dismissed pain and denied autonomy in women's health care, and affirming the Federal Government's duty to protect individual dignity and advance patient-centered care in women's health.

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This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is not yet scheduled for a vote and is considered to be in the beginning phase of review. There are no companion bills currently associated with this measure.

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This is a simple resolution, which is used to express the opinion of the House of Representatives. It does not have the force of law and will not be sent to the Senate or the president.

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·No force of law
·Expression of House sentiment
·Introduced by minority party member

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Key Points

This resolution asks the House of Representatives to officially recognize that women's health concerns and pain have been ignored or minimized for generations. It highlights how certain groups, including Black, indigenous, and low-income women, have faced the most significant neglect and bias in the medical system.
It points out dark parts of medical history, such as experiments on enslaved women and testing birth control on women in Puerto Rico without their full consent. The resolution honors those who suffered from these past medical practices and calls for an end to the normalization of women's pain.
The proposal addresses modern problems, like how women often wait longer for medical diagnoses because their symptoms are not taken seriously. It also mentions that recent changes to reproductive rights have made it harder for women to get necessary care, leading to preventable medical emergencies.
The resolution calls for more federal money to be spent on researching women's health conditions. It also pushes for patient-centered care, which means doctors should listen more to patients and give them more control over their own medical decisions and bodily autonomy.
Because this is a resolution and not a bill, it does not create new laws or provide immediate funding. Instead, it serves as a formal statement of the House's goals and values regarding how women should be treated by the healthcare system and medical institutions.