119th (2025–2027)
H.Res. 1147
H.Res. 1147 is a House resolution that recognizes historical and ongoing injustices in women's health care in the United States, particularly affecting Black, Indigenous, immigrant, LGBTQ+, disabled, and low-income women. The resolution acknowledges the field of gynecology's problematic origins, including non-consensual medical procedures and exploitation, and notes that women's pain and medical concerns continue to be dismissed or minimized today, leading to delayed diagnoses and preventable suffering. The resolution affirms the federal government's responsibility to protect individual dignity and advance patient-centered care by expanding access to reproductive and gynecological health services, increasing research investment in women's health conditions, strengthening bodily autonomy protections, and holding medical institutions accountable for bias. As a resolution rather than legislation, this measure does not create binding law, allocate specific funding, or impose timelines, but rather expresses the House's position on women's health care priorities and serves as a statement of intent and values for future policy direction.