Roger Marshall (R-KS)
A resolution recognizing Maternal Mental Health Day to raise awareness about maternal mental health.
A Republican resolution with 4 Democratic cosponsors · See all 6 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2175)
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution recognizes Maternal Mental Health Day to raise awareness regarding maternal mental health. It notes that maternal mental health disorders are a common complication of pregnancy that often go untreated. The text highlights that these conditions can lead to adverse birth outcomes and are a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. The resolution seeks to support the goals of awareness, honoring mothers, and recognizing these conditions as public health problems. Finally, it encourages research, data dissemination, and provider training to support families.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +6
Would women be better off under this?
The bill focuses on raising awareness and providing better care for pregnant and postpartum women facing mental health challenges.
- Scored +5
Does this make mental health care easier to get?
The resolution encourages research, data dissemination, and provider training to better address maternal mental health disorders.
- Scored +4
Would children be better off under this?
The resolution aims to prevent adverse birth outcomes and impaired cognitive development in children by addressing maternal mental health.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Raising awareness of risk factors and treatments: The resolution aims to inform pregnant and postpartum women, their families, and healthcare providers about the signs, symptoms, and treatment options for maternal mental health conditions (Section 1).
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Honoring mothers: The resolution intends to honor mothers for their role in society while acknowledging the specific difficulties caused by maternal mental health conditions (Section 2).
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Addressing public health issues: The resolution recognizes maternal mental health disorders and suicide as serious public health problems that need attention (Section 3).
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Encouraging medical advancement and training: The resolution encourages research into safe and effective treatments, the sharing of updated data with the medical community, and training for providers (Section 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — The bill focuses on raising awareness and providing better care for pregnant and postpartum women facing mental health challenges. Would children be better off under this? — The resolution aims to prevent adverse birth outcomes and impaired cognitive development in children by addressing maternal mental health. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The text acknowledges that low-income mothers are at greater risk and seeks to address the mental health conditions they face.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The resolution encourages research, data dissemination, and provider training to better address maternal mental health disorders. Does this put more money into medical research? — The resolution explicitly encourages research on safe and effective treatments for pregnant and postpartum women. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — By encouraging provider training and the dissemination of updated data, the bill aims to improve the recognition and treatment of maternal health conditions.
- 5/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2026
- Submitted in Senate
- Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2175)
- 5 Cosponsors added.
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat · Delaware
Tammy DuckworthDemocrat · Illinois
Kirsten GillibrandDemocrat · New York
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Mississippi
David McCormickRepublican · Pennsylvania